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Minerals

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Adamite
Chalcopyrite
Mimitie

Dioptase
Epidote
Marcacite
Meteorite
Galena
Rhodochrosite
Sphalerite
Tourmaline
Wavellite
Quartz
Quartz
Citrene
Aurichalcite
Barite Rose
Natrolite
Azurite
Vanadinite

Crocoite
Gypsum

Selenite
Chlorite
Wavellite
Goethite
Smithsonite
Chalcanthite
Vanadinte
Lepidolite Mica
Phlogopite Mica
Rosasite
Wulfentite
Hemimorphite
Erythrite
Flourite
Flourite
Lapis Lazuli
Smokey Quartz
Sodalite
Calcite
Smithsonite
Marcacite
Amethyst
Rhodochrosite
Smithsonite
Muscovite and Tourmaline
Rutilated Quartz
Galena
Sparry Calcite
Galena
Selenite
Serpentine
Azurite
Selenite
Copper Minerals
Rubilite and Lepidolite
Amazonite
Copper Minerals
Muscovite
Goethite
Labradorite
Microcline

Quartz

Coleman Mine AR

SiO2

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Adamite

Zn2(As)4(OH)

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Azurite

Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

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Chlorite in a Vug

Wolf Creek Pass

Mineral Company, CO

(Mg,Fe)6(AlSi3)O10(OH)8

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Crocoite

Adelaida Propietary Mine

Dundas Tasmania

PbCrO4

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Epidote, Diopside, and Stilbite 

from 

Italian Mountain, Taylor Park, CO


Epidote = Ca2Al2FeOSiO4Si2O7(OH)
Diopside = CaMgSi2O6
Stilbite = NaCa2Al5Si13O36.16H20
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Marcasite

FeS2

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Natrolite

Na2Al2Si3O10.2H2O

Horsedamn AZ


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Selenite

CaSO4.2H2O

Padre Island TX

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Tourmaline

Na(Mg,Fe)3Al6(BO3)3(Si6O18)OH,F)4

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Vanadinite

Pb5(VO4)3Cl

Hamburg Mine AR



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Mimitite after Wulfonite

Pb5(AsO4)3Cl

Rowley Mine AZ


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Galena

PbS

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Adamite

Zn2(As)4(OH)

Chalcanthite

Hemimorphyte

Rosasite and Aurichalcite

Vanadinite

 Quartz

SiO2

Coleman Mine AR


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Chalcopyrite

CuFeS2

John Beaver Mine, Cardin OK


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Barite Rose

BaSO4

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Citrene

SiO2

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Dioptase

CuSi02(OH)2
 

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Copper Inclusions in Gypsum

Cu + CaSO4.H2O

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Meteorite


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Rhodochrosite, pyrite, and sphalerite

MnCO3, FeS2, and ZnS

Grizzly Bear Mine

Duray CO


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Sphalerite

ZnS

Eagle Mine

Gilman CO


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Wavellite

Al2(PO4)2(OH)3.5H2O

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 Aurichalcite

(Zn, Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6

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 Aurichalcite

Dioptase

Microcline

Smthsonite

Wavellite

Al2(PO4)2(OH)3.5H2O

Montgomery County, AR


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Goethite

HFeO2

Garland County, AR


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Smithsonite

ZnCO3

Kelly Mine, NM


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Chalcanthite

CuSO4.5H2O

Sedalin Mine

Salida CO


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Vanadinite

Pb5(VO4)3Cl

Apache Mine, AR


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Lepidolite Mica

K(Li, Al)3(Si, Al)4O10(F, OH)2


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Phlogopite Mica

KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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Wulfenite

PbMoO4

Defiance Mine

Gleeson, AZ


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Rosasite, aurichalcite, hemimorphite, 

wulfenite, mimetite

79 Mine, Hayden AZ


Rosasite 
Mimetite = Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Hemimorphite = Zn4SiO7(OH)2.H2O
Wulfenite = PbMoO4
Aurichalcite = (Zn, Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
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Hemimorphite

Zn4SiO7(OH)2.H2O

79 Mine, AZ


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Erythrite

Co3(AsO4)2.H2O

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Fluorite

CaF2

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Fluorite

CaF2

Illinois


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Lapis Lazuli

(Na,Ca)8(Al,Si)12O24(S,So)4

Chile


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Smokey Quartz

SiO2

Magnet Cove, AR


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Sodalite

Na4Al3(SiO4)3Cl

Peru


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Calcite

CaCO3

France Park, Indiana


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Smithsonite

ZnCO3

Marion County, AR


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Marcasite

FeS2

Rensselaer, Indiana


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Amethyst

SiO2

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Rhodochrosite

MnCO3

Lake City, CO


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Muscovite and Tourmaline

Tourmaline - Na(Mg,Fe)3Al6(BO3)3(Si6O18)OH,F)4
Muscovite - KAL3Si3O10(OH)2

Pegmatite Mine, South Dakota


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Smithsonite

ZnCO3

Sherman Tunnel, Leadville CO


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Rutilated Quartz

Quartz - SiO2
Rutile - TiO2

Transmitted Light                                                        Reflected Light

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Galena
PbS
Location Unknown

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Sparry Calcite
CaCO3
Weston, Broward County
Florida

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Galena
PbS
Sweetwater Mine
Ellington, MO

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Selenite

CaSO4.2H2O
Padre Island TX

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Serpentine
(Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Location Unknown

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Azurite

Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

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Selenite

CaSO4.2H2O
Padre Island TX

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Copper Minerals

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Rubellite
Na(Mg,Fe)3Al6(BO3)Si6O18)(OH,F)4
Lepidolite 
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2

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Amazonite
Microcline (Orthoclase) = KAlSi3O8
Smokey Quartz = SiO2
Albite = NaAlSi3O8
Augite = Ca,Na(Mg,Fe,Al)(Al,Si)2O6

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Copper Minerals
Quartz = SiO2
Calcite = CaCO3
Chalcopyrite = CuFeS2
Copper = Cu

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Muscovite Mica
KAl3Si3O10(OH)2
Pegmatite Mine, South Dakota

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Goethite

HFeO2
Location Unknown

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Labradorite
CaAl2Si2O8

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Microcline
Microcline (Orthoclase) = KAlSi3O8
Crystal Peak, Colorado