Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Category
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Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)3O8
Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper mix in host rock)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limonite (Iron-rich Siltstone / Sandstone base)
Hydrous ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Vesicular Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic extrusive volcanic rock)
Limestone with Calcite Crust
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Quartz Veining
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amazonite
Amazonite (K[AlSi3O8])
Ferruginous Siltstone or Mudstone
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethitic Sandstone
Zoisite with Ruby
Anyolite (Calcium aluminum hydroxy silicate with Corundum) Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Copper Ore (Malachite and Azurite on Host Rock)
Cuprite, Malachite, and Azurite dissemination in gangue
Basalt with Quartz Veining
Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)
Quartz (Smoky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Perthite)
Chert (Brecciated or Veined)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate (Turtle Carving)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Silica, SiO2)
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Diamond (Cut jewelry specimen)
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Dendritic Opal (Common Opal)
Amorphous Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions
Basalt
Basalt
Limonite / Ironstone
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Granitic Pegmatite with Graphic Texture
Graphic Granite (alkali feldspar and quartz intergrowth)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Granite / Diorite (Granitic Pebble)
Intrusive Felsic/Intermediate Igneous Rock
Vesicular Basalt with Quartz
Vesicular Basalt (SiO2 inclusions)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brecciated Chert
Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate (variety of Microcline)
Pegmatite with Tourmaline and Quartz
Igneous Pegmatite
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Banded Slate or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Protolith-derived Siltstone or Slate (varies based on degree of metamorphism)
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr