Porphyritic Basalt or Amygdaloidal Basalt
Porphyritic Extrusive Igneous Rock
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Every specimen the Rock Identifier community has discovered, from desert agates to deep-sea basalts.
Porphyritic Basalt or Amygdaloidal Basalt
Porphyritic Extrusive Igneous Rock
Amethyst Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety: Amethyst), SiO2
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Epidote or Unakite Rock
Epidote-bearing rock / Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony replacing $SiO_2$)
Limonite Nodule
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide)
Limonite with Gold-bearing Quartz
Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia (Fossilized Hexacoral)
Magnetite
Fe3O4 (Iron(II,III) oxide)
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Basalt River Stone
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Olivine (Peridot)
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria pebble
Extrusive igneous rock with amygdaloidal infilling
Green Jasper Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone
Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone
Jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)
Basalt with Vesicular/Amygdaloidal Alteration
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions
Limonite (Goethite/Ironstone)
Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide, approximately FeO(OH)·nH2O
Malachite
Copper Carbonate Hydroxide (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Jasper and Mudstone Composite
Silicified Sedimentary Rock / Jasperoid Pebble
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Red and White Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Jasper in Calcite / Brecciated Jasper
Silicon dioxide with calcium carbonate (SiO2 with CaCO3)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities, microcrystalline quartz
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Megalodon Shark Tooth
Otodus megalodon
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Weathered Fragment)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)