Rock Identifier

Dalmatian Stone rock specimen

Dalmatian Stone

Dalmatian Stone (a fine-grained igneous rock, often misidentified as Dalmatian Jasper)

igneous

Grey Chalcedony (Agate) rock specimen

Grey Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Sandstone (Ferruginous) rock specimen

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix

sedimentary

Vesicular Basalt with Quartz/Chalcedony rock specimen

Vesicular Basalt with Quartz/Chalcedony

Vesicular Basalt (primarily Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine with SiO2 infill)

igneous

Granite rock specimen

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

igneous

Granite fragment rock specimen

Granite fragment

Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granitic composition)

igneous

Chert (Flint variety) rock specimen

Chert (Flint variety)

Chert (SiO2)

sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint) rock specimen

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

sedimentary

Quartzite with Hematite staining rock specimen

Quartzite with Hematite staining

Quartzite (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

metamorphic

Ferruginous Quartzite (Red Quartz) rock specimen

Ferruginous Quartzite (Red Quartz)

Quartzite (SiO2 with Hematite/Iron impurities)

metamorphic

Sandstone (Ferruginous) rock specimen

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (variable SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint) rock specimen

Chert (specifically Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary

Quartz Vein with Iron Staining rock specimen

Quartz Vein with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining

mineral

Chert (Iron-stained) rock specimen

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary

Milky Quartz rock specimen

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite) rock specimen

Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite)

White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)

mineral

Quartz Vein (Iron-stained) rock specimen

Quartz Vein (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining

mineral

Olivine (Peridot) rock specimen

Olivine (Peridot)

Olivine Group (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

mineral

Lepidolite rock specimen

Lepidolite

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)

mineral

Pink Quartz rock specimen

Pink Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Amygdaloidal Basalt rock specimen

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

igneous

Ruby rock specimen

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)

mineral

Amethyst rock specimen

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing Iron impurities

mineral

Himalayan Pink Salt rock specimen

Himalayan Pink Salt

Halite (NaCl)

sedimentary

Clear Quartz rock specimen

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral

Amethyst rock specimen

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

mineral

Anthracite Coal rock specimen

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite

metamorphic

River Pebble Gravel rock specimen

River Pebble Gravel

Hydrothermally modified Clastic Sediment (mainly Quartzite and Chert)

sedimentary

Anthracite Coal rock specimen

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite

metamorphic

Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Green Onyx') rock specimen

Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Green Onyx')

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

sedimentary

K2 Jasper (K2 Granite) rock specimen

K2 Jasper (K2 Granite)

Azurite in Granite (Al2Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 in NaAlSi3O8)

igneous

Moss Agate rock specimen

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides

mineral

Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock) rock specimen

Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Regional Metaphoric Folded Outcrop (predominantly Schist/Gneiss)

metamorphic

Rhodonite rock specimen

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (Manganese silicate, (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)

mineral

Meteorite (Chondrite) rock specimen

Meteorite (Chondrite)

L6 Ordinary Chondrite

igneous

Ocean Jasper rock specimen

Ocean Jasper

Orbicular Jasper (varietal of SiO2 with impurities)

mineral

Hematite rock specimen

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

mineral

Obsidian rock specimen

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 dominant)

igneous

Turquoise rock specimen

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]

mineral

Petoskey Stone rock specimen

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

sedimentary

Turritella Agate (Calligrapher Stone) rock specimen

Turritella Agate (Calligrapher Stone)

Silicified Elimia tenera (Chalcedony/Quartz)

sedimentary

Shungite rock specimen

Shungite

Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerenes / Carbon-60)

metamorphic

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