Imagine associating god with some minerals.

Not a theist myself, but I can certainly imagine a believer seeing god in all the wonders of nature.

"The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you."

Why wouldn't you? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omphalos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huwasi_stone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baetyl

Imagine associating $DEITY with war, slaughter, and destruction. I prefer the mineral $DEITY.

Have you heard about Islam?