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Cacoxenite is associated with iron ore but its phosphorus content lessen smelted iron quality (& so its name means “evil guest”).

As marine geophysicist I vote Bischofite the Permian evaporite sea salt, because it comes from the sea - and also because it’s used in compresses to treat arthritis.
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Bischofite  via Wikipedia: a large white salty crystal on a black background
Cacoxenite crystals via Wikipedia. They look like stiff crystal yellow pompoms, balls of radiating pin like shiny yellow points