Flint
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chert)
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Every specimen the Rock Identifier community has discovered, from desert agates to deep-sea basalts.
Flint
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chert)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Larimar
Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Pumice
Pumice (volcanic glass foam)
Malachite / Copper Ore
Cu2CO3(OH)2
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Celestine
Celestine (SrSO4)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic quartz-rich rock
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Copper Ore (Malachite and Azurite stained rock)
Cupriferous rock containing secondary copper carbonates
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Copper Ore
Cupriferous Rock / Mixed Mineral Matrix
Copper Ore (Malachite and Azurite stained rock)
Copper-bearing rock with secondary copper carbonates
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Copper Ore (Malachite and Limonite bearing rock)
Copper-bearing rock with secondary copper minerals
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Malachite-bearing Rock
Cu2CO3(OH)2
Malachite
Copper Carbonate Hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2
Copper Ore (Malachite and Limonite bearing)
Cuprite, Malachite, and Limonite mixture
Copper Ore (Malachite and Azurite on Host Rock)
Cuprite, Malachite, and Azurite dissemination in gangue
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Copper Ore (Malachite/Chrysocolla bearing)
Cupriferous rock containing secondary copper minerals like Cu2CO3(OH)2
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Banded Siltstone
Banded Siltstone / Laminated Siltstone
Copper Ore Specimen
Cupriferous Rock / Malachite-bearing ore
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Copper Ore Specimen with Malachite
Cuprite, Malachite, and Limonite matrix
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Unakite
Altered Granite (composed of orthoclase feldspar, epidote, and quartz)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Granitic Metamorphic Rock)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Unakite
Granitic rock composed of orthoclase, epidote, and quartz
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Malachite-Bearing Copper Ore
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) in host rock
River Rock
Siliciclastic rock (water-worn pebble)
Copper Ore / Altered Granodiorite
Cupriferous rock with silicate gangue
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)