Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Category
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Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Banded Agate (specifically Eye Agate / Chalcedony)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Red Jasper (with Quartz Veins)
Jasper (var. chert, SiO₂)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Fluorite (Green Fluorite)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Aragonite / Calcite Geode
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Apatite
Apatite group mineral (e.g., Fluorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite - Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Mixed Quartz and River Pebbles (Stone Collection)
Mixed assortment containing mainly Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (Onyx type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Quartzite with Chlorite/Epidote
Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fluorite (likely)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Blue Lace Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace minerals
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Jasper with Pyrite (Gold-colored inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Disulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Aphanitic Igneous Rock)
Gold-bearing Quartz
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2) matrix
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Geode with Quartz Crystal Cavity
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcareous/Siliceous Matrix
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Diamond (in Matrix)
Carbon (C)
Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Green Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Greywacke (likely)
Greywacke (a type of sandstone)
Jasper (specifically a banded or dark variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Grey River Pebble (Likely Quartz-rich or Limestone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (typically SiO2 or CaCO3 based)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted minerals)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine (Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO 3)
Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Clear Quartz Crystal (Herkimer Diamond style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varietal Chalcedony or Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Chalcedony (variations like Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂ - microcrystalline quartz)