Minerals, Alloys, and Compounds (471)

This collection contains samples that are not pure elements, but rather mixtures of several. Most are naturally occurring minerals in more or less the form they come out of the ground. (With a few exceptions, minerals are complex chemical compounds or mixtures of compounds). Other samples here are pure chemical compounds or alloys (mixtures of metals). Each sample is listed under all of the elements it contains.

Click any element tile below to get the full entry for that element, or click on the sample picture to go directly to the description of that sample.

Text and images Copyright (c) 2010 by Theodore W. Gray.
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Nickel
Nickel Nickel Chloride, 99.999%
3D3D
Nickel Chloride, 99.999%.
Source: American Elements
Contributor: American Elements
Acquired: 2 June, 2006
Text Updated: 28 June, 2006
Price: donated
Size: 0.5"
Composition: Ni[(NH3)6]Cl2
Ruthenium
Ruthenium Ruthenium Chloride, 99.999%
3D3D
Ruthenium Chloride, 99.999%.
Source: American Elements
Contributor: American Elements
Acquired: 2 June, 2006
Text Updated: 1 July, 2006
Price: donated
Size: 0.5"
Composition: RuCl3.3H2O
Cerium
Cerium Mischmetal
3D3D
Mischmetal.
Source: United Nuclear
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 3 July, 2006
Text Updated: 4 July, 2006
Price: $45
Size: 4"
Composition: CeLa
Copper
Copper Random native copper
3D3D
Random native copper.
Source: Unknown
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 1 January, 2006
Text Updated: 5 December, 2006
Price: $2.50
Size: 1"
Composition: Cu
Osmium
Osmium Osmiridium aka Iridosmine
3D3D
Osmiridium (aka Iridosmine).
Source: eBay seller entropydave
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 February, 2006
Text Updated: 5 December, 2006
Price: $85
Size: 0.02"
Composition: IrOs
Carbon
Carbon Baby rattle
3D3D
Baby rattle.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 20 January, 2007
Text Updated: 10 February, 2007
Price: Priceless
Size: 6"
Composition: C(H2O)
Carbon
Carbon Pine tree
3D3D
Pine tree.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 20 January, 2007
Text Updated: 21 January, 2007
Price: Priceless
Size: 4"
Composition: C(H2O)
Carbon
Carbon Historical graphite
3D3D
Historical graphite.
Source: eBay seller mrmavica
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 20 January, 2007
Text Updated: 8 April, 2008
Price: $500
Size: 4"
Composition: C
Gallium
Gallium Gallium Germanium Alloy
3D3D
Gallium Germanium Alloy.
Source: SoCal (Nevada), Inc
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 10 February, 2007
Text Updated: 10 February, 2007
Price: $15
Size: 1"
Composition: GaGe
Gallium
Gallium Gallium Germanium Alloy
3D3D
Gallium Germanium Alloy.
Source: SoCal (Nevada), Inc
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 10 February, 2007
Text Updated: 10 February, 2007
Price: $15
Size: 0.75"
Composition: GaGe
Silicon
Silicon Rosy quartz
3D3D
Rosy quartz.
Source: Unknown
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 10 February, 2007
Text Updated: 10 February, 2007
Price: Unknown
Size: 1"
Composition: SiO2
Copper
Copper Brass shell casings
3D3D
Brass shell casings.
Source: Derek McKinley
Contributor: Derek McKinley
Acquired: 13 February, 2007
Text Updated: 14 February, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 2"
Composition: CuZn
Bismuth
Bismuth Field's metal
3D3D
Field's metal.
Source: Simon Quellen Field
Contributor: Simon Quellen Field
Acquired: 13 February, 2007
Text Updated: 14 February, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 5"
Composition: InBiSn
Gallium
Gallium Liquid Metal Alloy
3D3D
Liquid Metal Alloy.
Source: Simon Quellen Field
Contributor: Simon Quellen Field
Acquired: 13 February, 2007
Text Updated: 14 February, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 1"
Composition: GaInSn
Magnesium
Magnesium Silicated Magnesium
3D3D
Silicated Magnesium.
Source: eBay seller zephyr4
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 13 February, 2007
Text Updated: 14 February, 2007
Price: $25
Size: 3"
Composition: MgSi
Cerium
Cerium Ferro-cerium fire starter
3D3D
Ferro-cerium fire starter.
Source: Survival, Inc
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 24 February, 2007
Text Updated: 24 February, 2007
Price: $25
Size: 2"
Composition: FeCe
Gallium
Gallium Etched gallium arsenide wafer
3D3D
Etched gallium arsenide wafer.
Source: SoCal (Nevada), Inc
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 24 February, 2007
Text Updated: 24 February, 2007
Price: $19
Size: 4"
Composition: GaAs
Rubidium
Rubidium RbMnF3 crystal
3D3D
RbMnF3 crystal.
Source: Ethan Currens
Contributor: Ethan Currens
Acquired: 16 March, 2007
Text Updated: 14 October, 2008
Price: Donated
Size: 1"
Composition: RbMnF3
Bismuth
Bismuth BiTeEr lump
3D3D
BiTeEr lump.
Source: Ethan Currens
Contributor: Ethan Currens
Acquired: 18 March, 2007
Text Updated: 28 March, 2009
Price: Donated
Size: 1"
Composition: BiTeEr
Mercury
Mercury Cinnabar
3D3D
Cinnabar.
Source: Nathan Giguere
Contributor: Nathan Giguere
Acquired: 16 March, 2007
Text Updated: 9 May, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 0.75"
Composition: HgS
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