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Mineral

Aragonite

Aragonite. A pale yellow mineral with a glassy luster. Translucent, brittle, and easily broken under mechanical stress. Aragonite is a […]

Diorite porphyrite

Diorite porphyrite. A magmatic rock, classified as a hypabyssal (subvolcanic) intrusive formation. By composition, it is close to diorite but

Quartz fragment

Quartz part. A mineral specimen consisting of quartz with inclusions of wolframite, pyrite, and bismuthinite. This mineral association formed as

Bornite

Bornite. A ore sample of bornite-magnetite-chalcopyrite type. It contains minerals like bornite, magnetite, and chalcopyrite. Bornite is characterized by a

Rock crystal

Rock crystal. A variety of quartz, represented by transparent crystals of prismatic shape. The surface of the crystals is covered

Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite. A mineral sample of chalcopyrite-arsenopyrite type in a calcite-quartz mineral association. Chalcopyrite has a predominant brownish-yellow color and a

Malachite in association with barite

Malachite with barite. The chemical formula of malachite: Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂. Malachite is represented as green streaks on the surface of barite.

Quartz geodes

Quartz geode. A natural mineral formation consisting of large quartz crystals in prismatic form. The crystals are transparent and have

Large crystal blue marble

Coarse-grained blue marble. Contains calcite (CaCO₃), inclusions of garnet (grossular), as well as impurities of bornite (purple) and chalcopyrite (yellow).

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