Mineral Samples and Geological Specimens

Close-up images of various minerals including thorianite, millerite, and baryte, showcasing their textures and colors against dark backgrounds.

Thorianite radioactive mineral from Madagascar

Thorianite radioactive mineral from Madagascar

A sample of Millerite, a nickel sulfide mineral. Dated 20th Century

Cosalite, sulphide.

Baryte or Barite, sulphate.

Minerals: Geminated orthoclase

Basal Clastic rock with local geomorphological features.

Arsenopyrite from Saxon in Germany

MINERAL-CASITERITA.

Hendricksite, variety of Biotite, silicate, from United States.

Matlockite, halide.

Ferro-anthophylite, Amphibole, Montauban, Quebec The anthophyllite group are orthorhombic amphiboles in the magnesium-iron-manganese amphibole subgroup

Minerals: Silicates. Chrysotile

Siderite, carbonate.

Gedrite, silicate.

Deweylite, Estrie, Quebec Chrysotile Serpentine containing small amounts of Stevensite or other Talc minerals. The mineral chrysotile occurring as a hydrous amorphous resinous magnesium silicate

Arsenopyrite from Yougoslavia

Gedrite. minerals. North America; USA; Connecticut; Middlesex; Chester; 400 m past Cockaponset Forest Rd. bifurcation, along N Cedar Rd.; then 200 m east

Granulite, from Mount Adamello, Italy.

Almandine Garnet originated from Zillerthal in Austria

Hornblende originated from United States

Calcite (calcium carbonate) crystals.

Bornite, sulphide.

Perloffite, phosphate.

Iron meteorite from Saxony in Germany

Ferrisicklerite, phosphate.

Cactus Quartz SiO2, South Africa Date:

Minerals: Silicates - Ilvaite (Calcium Iron Silicate Hydroxide)

Muscovite originally from North Carolina USA

Tuff, pyroclastic sedimentary rock.

Lizardite, silicate.

Cassiterite, oxide.

Staurolite. minerals. Europe; Switzerland; Ticino Canton; St. Gotthard; Mt. Campione

Celestina, sulphate, with Calcite, carbonate.

White Sodalite with Augite, from Mount Vesuvius, Campania, Italy.

Mansfieldite, arsenate.

Uraninite radioactive mineral from Haute-Vienne France

Hornblendite, igneous rock, from Valcamonica, Lombardy, Italy.

A sample of Papagoite, a rare cyclosilicate mineral. Dated 21st Century

Grossulaire Clinochlore Kayes, Mali Date:

Fluocerite Black Cloud Pegmatite Divide, Teller County, Colorado, USA Date:

Hexagonal Siderite crystals, carbonate, with Quartz, oxide.

Andradite, silicate.

Galena and Sphalerite the main ore minerals of lead and zinc respectively Date:

Lightning Stone, also known as a coprolite or dinosaur dung, Morrison Formation, Utah.

Acicular crystals of Pyrophyllite, silicate.

A sample of Phosphosiderite, an iron phosphate mineral. Dated 20th Century

Siderite

Ignimbrite Zacatecas, Mexico Date:

Prismatic Corundum, oxide.

cerrusite mineral specimen stone rock geology gem crystal

Amphibolit Amphibolit Gestein 50x Copyright: xZoonar.com/Dr.xNorbertxLangex 13512325

MINERAL-HEMIMORFITA.

Fossils, accumulation of Middle-Ordovician bivalves and some brachiopods, from Llanvirn Series of Builth-Llandrindod Wells Inlier (470mya), Camnant Ravine, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

MINERAL-GRANATE.

Gedrite. minerals. North America; USA; Connecticut; Middlesex; Chester; 400 m past Cockaponset Forest Rd. bifurcation, along N Cedar Rd.; then 200 m east

Hematite, Segangan, Nador, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Clinohedrite. minerals. North America; USA; New Jersey; Sussex County; Franklin

Pyroxene Hornfels, Contact Metamorphism, Grenville, Quebec The pyroxene-hornfels facies is the contact-metamorphic facies with the highest temperatures and is, like the granulite facies, characterized by the mineral orthopyroxene

Cuneiform tablet: account of pomegranate delivery, Ebabbar archive ca. 579 B.C. Babylonian. Cuneiform tablet: account of pomegranate delivery, Ebabbar archive 321805

Garnet and Chlorite, silicate.

Chabazite, silicate.

Molybdenite, sulphide, with Dolomite, carbonate.

Jarosite, Gatineau, Quebec Jarosite is a basic hydrous sulfate of potassium and iron. This sulfate mineral is formed in ore deposits by the oxidation of iron sulfides

Aegirine

Pyrolusite

Brochantite, phosphate.

Gold, Western Austaralia, Australia FROM THE PROJECT: METAL MAGIC: An Inordinate Fondness For Metals; The Metals That We Need to Run Our Civilization and the Minerals That We Get Them From

Minerals: Arsenolite

MINERAL-ESPARRAGUINA.

Azurite, El Cobre Mine, Conception del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico, Central America

Sample of Smithsonite, mineral consisting of zinc carbonate typically occurring as crusts or rounded masses. Dated 20th Century

A sample of Fluorite, a mineral form of calcium fluoride. Dated 20th Century

Molybdenite crystal in rough Glaucophane on dark macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - Molybdenite crystal with pyrite and Magnetite in rough Glaucophane stone on dark granite background from Kalgutinskoye mine in Altai Mountains, Russia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11383980

Minerals - Feldspathoids. Lazurite

Arsenopyrite from Yougoslavia

Apatite, phosphate.

Manganophyllite originated from India

Miargyrite, sulphide, with Calcite, carbonate, from Freiberg, Saxony, Germany.

Hydric soil is formed under conditions of saturation, flooding or ponding lasting long enough during the growing season to develop anaerobic conditions in the upper part. Hydric soil is one of three factors addressed in the Automated Wetland Determination Data Sheets during the collection and analysis of wetland delineations across the nation. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo)

cerrusite mineral specimen stone rock geology gem crystal

meteorite deposit from the Wabar craters are impact craters dating to the 18th century, located in Saudi Arabia

Kammererite, silicate.

Arsenopyrite. minerals. North America; USA; Colorado; Lake County; Leadville

Peacock ore

Minerals: Sulphides - Rammelsbergite (Nickel Arsenide)

Mica variety Phlogopite, Perth, Ontario, Canada, North America

Autunite radioactive mineral from Morbihan in France

Arkosic calcarenite, Monte Bergamo, nicols thin section x37x1, 6, Upper Cretaceous.

Campo del Cielo iron meteorite slice etched and polished to show Widmanstatten structure of large austenite crystals. Meteorite fell 4,000 to 5,800 years ago in Gran Chaco Gualamba, Argentina.

Schoderite, vanadate.

Cinnabar, sulphide.

Cabrerite, phosphate.

Apophyllite, silicate.

Acicular crystals of Ludwigite, borate.

Smithsonite or zinc spa is zinc carbonate, a mineral ore of zinc from Mendips, Somerset, distinguished from other rhombohedral carbonates by its high specific gravity and solution is weak acids with effervescents.

Augite, silicate.

Cueva de los caballos, Pinturas rupestres.

Actinote native from United States

Curite radioactive mineral from Katanga Congo

Yellow Fluorite, halide, on Galena, sulphide.

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