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Natural Mineral Specimens

A variety of raw mineral specimens including sphalerite, bismuth, iron ore, quartz slate, and green marble, each displayed against contrasting backgrounds for clarity.

raw nepheline with titanite and feldspar mineral close up of sample of natural stone from geological collection - raw nepheline with titanite and feldspar mineral isolated on white background from Khibiny, Kola Peninsula Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 21467049
raw nepheline with titanite and feldspar mineral close up of sample of natural stone from geological collection - raw nepheline with titanite and feldspar mineral isolated on white background from Khibiny, Kola Peninsula Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 21467049
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Willemite in White Light, Parker Shaft, Franklin, NJ, USA, North AmericaSickle Insert ca. 1186-1070 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside This small piece of flint was a key element to a successful agricultural season in ancient Egypt. Grain was a staple of the economy, as bread and beer made from grain were consumed daily. They also formed the foundation of eternal sustenance, as funerary offerings. Ancient Egyptians used sickles made from flint and wood to reap grain. Pieces of flint such as this one were shaped to fit into a wooden haft along with a number of other such inserts, and secured with an adhesive. The flint pieces provided a sharp edge to cut the grain stalks. With use, the flint would wear down and develop a shiny gloss. The flint inserts could be re-sharpened or replaced as needed. Sickle inserts could be made in a variety of ways. The earliest were fully bifacially retouched, then later they were made on blades (long narrow pieces of flint). Starting in the 2nd millennium BC, some sickle inserts were made on large flakes, such as this one. Flint, rarough argillite stone on dark background macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - rough argillite stone on dark granite background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11391992Pyritemarl marlstone mineral isolated on white macro shooting of sedimentary rock specimens - marl marlstone mineral isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 9620063Hornblendite, igneous rock, from Val d'Ossola, Italy.Cast Pendant; Greece; about 14th century B.C; Glass; 2.5 cm (1 in.)macro shooting of natural mineral rock - rough vesuvianite ( idocrase) crystals isolated on white background from Ural mountains, Russiatumbled diorite mineral isolated on white close up of sample of natural stone from geological collection - tumbled diorite mineral isolated on white background from Karelia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 21467373Border fragment of pottery pot from the middle iron age (800-500 BC), storage jar pot holder soil found ceramic earthenware, hand-formed drilled baked edge fragment Very coarse earthenware clearly scraped with pieces of stone and shell. Irregularly shaped and baked under low temperature. Belonged to large pot tapered with kink on the shoulder and narrower top edge. Round hole in the upper edge archeology Rotterdam Terwegge indigenous pottery Iron cooking food prepare store store cooking Soil discovery: TerweggeCauris de Bronze, 0399. BM1. Cernuschi Museum, Asia Museum of Asia in the city of Paris.raw bog iron ore limonite stone on white macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - raw bog iron ore limonite stone on white marble background from Taman Peninsula, Russia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11951499Stud ca. 9th century B.C. Iran. Stud 329634Tool () ca. 300,000-90,000 B.C. Lower Paleolithic Period. Tool (). ca. 300,000-90,000 B.C.. Flint. Lower Paleolithic Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Libyan DesertMosaic glass fragment. The small glass fragment shows on transparent, slightly greenish background of yellow circles with a white border. In Roman times, one used colored, ornamented glass for vessels, mosaics, wall decorations and furniture ornaments. For the production, different colored glasses were shaped to tubes and rods. These were compressed and heated, causing a long bar. The glass sliced now had a wide variety of amorphous or floral patterns.raw pink Dolomite stone on dark background macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - raw pink Dolomite stone on dark granite background from Sundozero, Karelia, Russia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11383825set of various Pumice rocks isolated on white set of various Pumice rocks isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 15151282Mosaic glass fragment. The small glass fragment shows a marbled pattern of the colors dark brown and white. In Roman times, it used colored, ornamented glass for vessels, mosaics, wall decorations and furniture ornaments. For the production, different colored glasses were shaped to tubes and rods. These were compressed and heated, causing a long bar. The glass sliced now had a wide variety of amorphous or floral patterns.Underwater stone Underwater stone in aquarium with sand Copyright: xZoonar.com/NikolaxObradovicx 12500093Quartz blende and chalcopyrite originated from Perugreen Uvarovite crystals on raw rock on white macro shooting of natural mineral stone specimen - green Uvarovite crystals on raw rock on white marble background from Saranovskoye mine, Ural Mountains, Russia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11951500unpolished Apatite ore isolated on white closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - unpolished Apatite ore isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14986513raw Sphalerite zink blende rock on black closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - raw Sphalerite zink blende rock on black granite background from Dalnegorsk, Primorye, Russia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 15511611pebble of white Granite stone on white marble macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - pebble of white Granite stone on white marble background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11947617Hardystonite. minerals. North America; USA; New Jersey; Sussex County; Franklin Districtmacro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - rough Alunite stone on dark granite background from Zaglik, Dashkasan region of Azerbaijanmacro shooting of collection natural rock - bauxite (aluminium ore) mineral stone isolated on white backgroundLittle gold color stone on wooden backgroundpebble of yellow Calcite stone on dark background macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - pebble of yellow Calcite stone on dark granite background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11380553raw pyrite ore on white marble macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - raw pyrite ore on white marble background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11951449ball from gray shungite mineral gemstone collection of natural mineral specimens - various Shungite stones isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11514889tumbled spreusteined urtite stone on dark macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - tumbled spreusteined urtite stone on dark granite background from Khibiny Mountains, Kola Peninsula, Russia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11392259Spreustein Natrolite in Nepheline gem stone macro shooting of natural gemstone - polished Spreustein spreushtein, Natrolite in Nepheline with Microcline mineral gem stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 8877114Dolomite. minerals. North America; USA; Missouri; Saint Louis County; Saint Louisset of various Andradite garnet crystals isolated set of various Andradite garnet crystals isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 15151308CRISOL MOLDE DE FUNDICIÓN. BRONCE S.V a.C. (DEPOSITO: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL).pebble of gray pumice stone on dark background macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - pebble of gray pumice stone on dark granite background from Sicily Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11383826rough crystals of spessartine garnet on white macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - rough crystals of spessartine garnet gemstone on white marble background from Fujian region, China Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11949860chondrodite in tumbled calcite stone on dark macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - brown chondrodite crystals in tumbled calcite stone on dark granite background from Pitkyaranta region of Karelia, Russia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11383952Malachite from Touissit in Moroccoset of Chrysocolla mineral stones and gemstones set of Chrysocolla mineral stones and polished gemstones isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 8904509Diorite stone on white marble macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - Diorite stone on white marble background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11950224polished Alunite stone on white macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - polished Alunite stone on white marble background from Zaglik, Dashkasan region of Azerbaijan Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11949597iridescent bismuth crystals iridescent bismuth crystals in close-up Copyright: xZoonar.com/NorbertxDr.xLangex 20233074unpolished Amber gemstone on black closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - unpolished Amber gemstone on black granite background from Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad, Russia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 15511893Coal lumps carbon nugget isolated on white. Power and energy source.raw Lizardite Serpentine gemstone isolated macro shooting of natural mineral stone - raw Lizardite Serpentine gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 9078601Quartz. minerals. North America; USA; New Jersey; Somerset County; Carnelian BrookTwo fused silver spirals with gold lion's-head terminals 4th century B.C. Cypriot Two silver spirals have become fused into one object. The cause may have been the deterioration of the silver or, possibly, a fire from which the pieces were rescued before melting.. Two fused silver spirals with gold lion's-head terminals. Cypriot. 4th century B.C.. Silver, gold. Classical. Gold and SilverLabradorite a feldspar material, polished Date: raw yellow Chalcopyrite rock isolated on white closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - raw yellow Chalcopyrite rock isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14990533macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - polished Spreustein with microcline stone on white marble background from Lovozero Massif, Kola peninsula, Russiacollection of various raw mineral stones - uvarovite, vishnevite, actinolite, pintadoite, selenite, tagamite, limonite, scorodite, serpentine, lujaurite, chalcopyrite, etcmacro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - polished rhyolite gemstone on dark granite background from Madagascarmacro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - raw Alunite stone on dark granite background from Zaglik, Dashkasan region of Azerbaijanmacro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - tumbled Eclogite gemstone on dark granite background from Salma region, Kola peninsula, RussiaHalf pound gold nugget on orange backgroundPoint in chipped stone. Neolithic period. North Africa. 14,7 cm.Way of Saint James slate stone in Galicia Spainmacro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - tumbled Brecciated Jasper stone on dark granite background from Ural Mountains, RussiaSugar Colored Kandis sugarPumice, Yellowstone, Wyoming, USA, North AmericaClose_up of Gold NuggetsVesuvianite crystals on unpolished rock isolated closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - Vesuvianite crystals on unpolished rock isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14989679DEU, 2007: Tourmaline, crystals, studio picture.copperSphalerite. minerals. North America; USA; New Jersey; Sussex County; Franklin Districtcopper mineral specimen stone rock geology gem crystalcollection of various tumbled and raw hematite mineral stones isolated on white backgroundrough chalk stone on dark background macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - rough chalk stone on dark granite background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11392040unpolished red jasper mineral isolated on white close up of sample of natural stone from geological collection - unpolished red jasper mineral isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 21467130Sphalerite. minerals. North America; USA; New Jersey; Sussex County; Franklin Districtcollection from specimens of Quartzite stone collection from specimens of Quartzite stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 9653898pyrite mineral specimen stone rock geology gem crystalGreen sea salt for bathing isolated on wooden traypolished syenite rock with eudialyte and aegirine background from polished natural syenite lujaurite rock with purple eudialyte mineral and black aegirine crystals close up Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14986333Hand holding stones at a beachGray and white pebbles heap at beachSlates, Ballachulish, Scotland, Great BritainPrecious stones crystals on displayLumps of black charcoal on whiteset of separate crystals of rainbow pyrite set of separate crystals of iridescent rainbow pyrite mineral stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 8904365Heulandite the name of a series of tecto-silicate minerals of the zeolite group. From Nasik, IndiaGlass Fragments 4th century Coptic. Glass Fragments 479163Turquoise, phosphate.Egg creation of butterfly on the house wall bear bribe on house wall copyright: xzoonar.com/DR.XNORBERBERTXLANGEX 13816903Apatite. minerals. North America; USA; New Mexico; Taos County; Dixon; Harding MineOld rusty bullet ammunition from the dardanelles war