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= Rocks and minerals =

== Chemical elements (by chemical symbol) ==
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File:Silver crystal.jpg|Silver, <sub>47</sub>Ag
File:Aluminium bar surface etched.jpg|Aluminium, <sub>13</sub>Al
File:Gold-crystals.jpg|Gold, <sub>79</sub>Au
File:Bi-crystal.jpg|Bismuth, <sub>83</sub>Bi
File:Bismuth crystals and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Bismuth, <sub>83</sub>Bi
File:Wismut Kristall und 1cm3 Wuerfel.jpg|Bismuth, <sub>83</sub>Bi
File:Bromine vial in acrylic cube.jpg|Bromine, <sub>35</sub>Br
File:Glassy carbon and a 1cm3 graphite cube HP68-79.jpg|Carbon, <sub>6</sub>C
File:Cadmium-crystal bar.jpg|Cadmium, <sub>48</sub>Cd
File:Kobalt electrolytic and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Cobalt, <sub>27</sub>Co
File:Chromium crystals and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Chromium, <sub>24</sub>Cr
File:Cu-Scheibe.JPG|Copper, <sub>29</sub>Cu
File:Iron electrolytic and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Iron, <sub>26</sub>Fe
File:Hafnium ebeam remelted.jpg|Hafnium, <sub>72</sub>Hf
File:Hf-crystal bar.jpg|Hafnium, <sub>72</sub>Hf
File:Hafnium pellets with a thin oxide layer.jpg|Hafnium, <sub>72</sub>Hf
File:Lutetium sublimed dendritic and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Lutetium, <sub>71</sub>Lu
File:Manganese electrolytic and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Manganese, <sub>25</sub>Mn
File:Molybdenum crystaline fragment and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Molybdenum, <sub>42</sub>Mo
File:Niobium crystals and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Niobium, <sub>41</sub>Nb
File:Nickel electrolytic and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Nickel, <sub>28</sub>Ni
File:Osmium-crystals 2.jpg|Osmium, <sub>76</sub>Os
File:Osmium crystals.jpg|Osmium, <sub>76</sub>Os
File:Lead electrolytic and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Lead, <sub>82</sub>Pb
File:Platinum-nugget.jpg|Platinum, <sub>78</sub>Pt
File:Rhenium single crystal bar and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Rhenium, <sub>75</sub>Re
File:Rhodium powder pressed melted.jpg|Rhodium, <sub>45</sub>Rh
File:Ruthenium a half bar.jpg|Ruthenium, <sub>44</sub>Ru
File:Sulfur - El Desierto mine, San Pablo de Napa, Daniel Campos Province, Potosí, Bolivia.jpg|Sulfur - El Desierto mine, San Pablo de Napa, Daniel Campos Province, Potosí, Bolivia
File:Scandium sublimed dendritic and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Scandium, <sub>21</sub>Sc
File:Tantalum single crystal and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Tantalum, <sub>73</sub>Ta
File:Titan-crystal bar.JPG|Titanium, <sub>22</sub>Ti
File:Titanium crystal-bars.jpg|Titanium crystal-bars|Titanium, <sub>22</sub>Ti
File:Thulium sublimed dendritic and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Thulium, <sub>69</sub>Tm
File:Vanadium etched.jpg|Vanadium, <sub>23</sub>V
File:Vanadium crystal bar and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Vanadium, <sub>23</sub>V
File:Wolfram evaporated crystals and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Wolfram, <sub>74</sub>W
File:Yttrium sublimed dendritic and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Yttrium, <sub>39</sub>Y
File:Zinc fragment sublimed and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Zinc, <sub>30</sub>Zn
File:Zirconium crystal bar and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Zirconium, <sub>40</sub>Zr
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== Minerals (by chemical formula)==

=== Ag→ ===
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File:Acanthite - Imiter mine, Jbel Saghro, Tinghir, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco.jpg|Acanthite - Imiter mine, Jbel Saghro, Tinghir, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
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=== As→ ===
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File:Color SEM 2.jpg|Color SEM 2
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=== Ba→ ===
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File:Barite - Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huamalies, Huanuco, Peru.jpg|Barite - Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huamalies, Huanuco, Peru
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=== Ca→ ===
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File:Andradite-Mali.jpg|Andradite<br> Sibinndi, Kayes Region, Mali
File:Gypsum var. selenite from Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia.jpg|Gypsum var. selenite from Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia
File:9104 - Milano - Museo storia naturale - Fluorite - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 22-Apr-2007.jpg|Fluorite crystals with Pyrite
File:Creedite 3.jpg|Creedite 3
File:Fluorescence in calcite.jpg|Fluorescence in calcite
File:Aragonite crystal - Los Molinillos, Ceunca, Spain - 4x3.6x3.5cm 100g.jpg|Aragonite crystal - Los Molinillos, Ceunca, Spain - 4x3.6x3.5cm 100g
File:Prehnite - Southbury, Connecticut, USA.jpg|Prehnite - Southbury, Connecticut, USA
File:Gypsum - Sieroszowice mine, Lubin, Lower Silesia, Poland.jpg|Gypsum - Sieroszowice mine, Lubin, Lower Silesia, Poland
File:Stellerite - Takat, Imilchil, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.jpg|Stellerite - Takat, Imilchil, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
File:Bultfonteinite - Linxi, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China.jpg|Bultfonteinite - Linxi, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
File:Aragonite - Pantoja, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.jpg|Aragonite - Pantoja, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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=== Cu→ ===
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File:Dioptasetsumeb5.jpg|Dioptasetsumeb5
File:Mohawkite.jpg|Mohawkite
File:Atacamite on malachite - Mt Gunson mines, South Australia.jpg|Atacamite on malachite - Mt Gunson mines, South Australia
File:Azurite - New Nevada Lode, La Sal, Utah, USA.jpg|Azurite - New Nevada Lode, La Sal, Utah, USA
File:Tetrahedrite - Black Pine mine, Granite Co., Montana, USA.jpg|Tetrahedrite - Black Pine mine, Granite Co., Montana, USA
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=== Fe→ ===
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File:Pyrit 01.jpg|Pyrit 01
File:Sparta Illinois USA Pyrite-disc-00.jpg|Pyrite disc
File:Pyrit-with-hematite-01.jpg|Pyrit-with-hematite-01
File:Pyrite - Huanzala mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi, Ancash, Peru.jpg|Pyrite - Huanzala mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi, Ancash, Peru
File:Pyrite from Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain 2.jpg|Pyrite from Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
File:SideriteBresil2.jpg|Siderite with Quartz
File:Almandin.jpg|Almandin
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=== Hg→ ===
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File:Cinnabar on Dolomite.jpg|Cinnabar on Dolomite
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=== K→ ===
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File:Apophyllitestilbite.jpg|Apophyllite and stilbite
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=== Mg→ ===
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File:Dolomite-Magnésite- Navarre.jpg|Dolomite-Magnésite- Navarre
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=== Mn→ ===
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File:Rhodochrosite on Matrix - Peru.jpg|Rhodochrosite on Matrix - Peru
File:Hübnerite - Pasto Bueno, Ancash, Peru.jpg|Hübnerite - Pasto Bueno, Ancash, Peru
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=== Na→ ===
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File:Himalayan salt (coarse).jpg|Himalayan salt (coarse)
File:Analcime - Kahwan Mountain, Semnan, Iran.jpg|Analcime - Kahwan Mountain, Semman, Iran
File:Elbaite with albite - São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil.jpg|Elbaite with albite - São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
File:Aegirine - Mt Malosa, Zomba, Malawi.jpg|Aegirine - Mt Malosa, Zomba, Malawi
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=== Pb→ ===
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File:Dundasite and Crocoite.jpg|Dundasite and Crocoite
File:Wulfenite mexique.jpg|Wulfenite mexique
File:Duftite wulfenite.jpg|Duftite wulfenite
File:Wulfenite - Red Cloud mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA.jpg|Wulfenite - Red Cloud mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
File:Cerussite - Nakhlak mine, Anarak, Esfahan, Iran.jpg|Cerussite - Nakhlak mine, Anarak, Esfahan, Iran
File:Vanadinite - ACF mine, Mibladen, Morocco.jpg|Vanadinite - ACF mine, Mibladen, Morocco
File:Galena - Huallanca, Bologesi, Ancash, Peru.jpg|Galena - Huallanca, Bologesi, Ancash, Peru
File:Mimetite - Congreso-León mines, San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico.jpg|Mimetite - Congreso-León mines, San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico
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=== S→ ===
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File:Soufresicile2.jpg|Soufresicile2
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=== Sb→ ===
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File:Stibnite - Herja mine, Maramures, Romania.jpg|Stibnite - Herja mine, Maramures, Romania
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=== Si→ ===
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File:Geode-with-encrustation-of-quartz-crystals-on-a-base-of-limonite-01.jpg|A geode with Prehnite-Laumontite crystals
File:Quartz, Tibet.jpg|Quartz, Tibet
File:Quartz-400kg-Arkansas-Naturmuseum-Dortmund.jpg|Quartz – Jessieville, Arkansas, USA
File:Botryoidal Purple Grape Agate Chalcedony from Indonesia.jpg|Botryoidal Purple Grape Agate Chalcedony from Indonesia
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=== Sn→ ===
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File:Cassiterite.jpg|Cassiterite
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=== Sr→ ===
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File:Celestine - Sakoany deposit, Katsepy, Mitsinjo, Boeny, Madagascar.jpg|Celestine - Sakoany deposit, Katsepy, Mitsinjo, Boeny, Madagascar
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=== Zn→ ===
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File:Sphalerite - Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, USA.jpg|Sphalerite - Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
File:Hemimorphite - Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.jpg|Hemimorphite - Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.jpg/2
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== Cut gemstones ==
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File:Opal from Yowah, Queensland, Australia 2.jpg|Opal from Yowah, Queensland, Australia
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== Microscopic images of crystals ==
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File:Thin section scan crossed polarizers Siilinjärvi R636-105.90 edit.jpg|Thin section scan crossed polarizers Siilinjärvi R636-105.90
File:Песчинки-1. Желтый строительный песок.jpg|Sand grains of yellow building sand (microscope photo)
File:Crystals growing from melted sulfur.jpg|Crystals growing from melted sulfur
File:Stone Flower (Кам’яна квітка).jpg|Stone Flower (Кам’яна квітка)
File:Микрокристаллы аскорбиновой кислоты.jpg|Микрокристаллы аскорбиновой кислоты
File:Microscopic image of crystals growing from melted sulfur (cropped).jpg|Microscopic image of crystals growing from melted sulfur
File:Microscopic image of crystals growing from melted sulfur 3.jpg|Microscopic image of crystals growing from melted sulfur 3
File:Caesium Chloride.jpg|Thin crystalline film of caesium chloride imaged in compensated polarised light
File:Кристаллы янтарной кислоты.jpg|Кристаллы янтарной кислоты
File:Синие пламя.jpg|Синие пламя
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== Petrified wood ==
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File:Canyonlands National Park, Utah.jpg|Canyonlands National Park, Utah
File:Polished slice of petrified wood.jpg|Petrified tree
File:Fossil-Mammutbaum-Miozän-Naturmuseum-Dortmund.jpg|Fossil tree slice of a Sequoia from the Miocene
File:Tronco de árbol fosilizado, Arizona, Estados Unidos, 2021-01-05, DD 081-103 FS-Alt.jpg|Tronco de árbol fosilizado, parque nacional del Bosque Petrificado, Arizona, Estados Unidos, 2021-01-05, DD 081-103 FS
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== Others ==
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File:Stones Porto DSCF0572.jpg|Coloured stones, Porto beach, Corse
File:Gletsjerpad naar de Morteratschgletsjer 12-09-2019. (d.j.b) 28.jpg|Gletsjerpad naar de Morteratschgletsjer 12-09-2019. (d.j.b) 28
File:Bowling Balls Beach 2.jpg|Bowling Balls Beach
File:Glass Beach Fort Bragg 2.jpg|Glass Beach Fort Bragg 2
File:Balancing rock, Atsgara Valley, Mount Zagedan, Caucasus Mountains.jpg|Balancing rock, Atsgara Valley, Mount Zagedan, Caucasus Mountains
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= Unsorted =
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