Small metallic-looking mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possible pyrite-bearing sulfide rock or native-metal/meteorite fragment
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A rolling collection of rocks, minerals, and gems just identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Small metallic-looking mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possible pyrite-bearing sulfide rock or native-metal/meteorite fragment
Native gold specimen
Native gold (Au), likely with quartz or sulfide matrix
Native gold nugget or flake
Native gold (Au), possibly with minor silver/electrum
Pyrite (likely a small gold-bearing pyrite specimen)
Pyrite, iron disulfide (FeS₂)
Unidentified metallic mineral or meteorite fragment
Indeterminate; possible native metal-bearing sulfide or iron meteorite fragment
Likely weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-bearing sandstone or chert with iron-oxide staining
Weathered feldspar-rich rock, likely granite fragment
Granite or feldspar-rich pegmatitic rock; mainly potassium feldspar (orthoclase/microcline), quartz, and minor mica
Tan quartz-rich rock, likely sandstone or weathered quartzite
Quartz sandstone; primarily SiO₂ with possible feldspar and iron-oxide cement
Orange calcite (likely)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Rounded basalt cobble
Basalt, aphanitic mafic volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase + clinopyroxene ± olivine and iron-titanium oxides
Weathered vesicular basalt (likely amygdaloidal basalt)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and minor olivine/iron oxides, with possible secondary zeolite or calcite fillings
Raw dark metallic mineral specimen, possibly native gold-bearing quartz or sulfide ore
Uncertain from image; possible pyrite/chalcopyrite-bearing quartz or gold-bearing sulfide matrix
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Common name, scientific name, physical properties, and category — the data a geologist would write in a field notebook.
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How it works
Capture the specimen in natural light. A clear shot of texture and color is all the AI needs.
Our model reads mineral, texture, and color signatures to identify what you’re looking at.
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