Carnelian
Carnelian (Chert/Chalcedony variety of Quartz, SiO2)
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Browse basalt specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Carnelian
Carnelian (Chert/Chalcedony variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Lake Superior Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar) with inclusions - (Ca, Na)((Al, Si)4O8)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Metamorphosed Igneous Rock
Amethyst Geode (Carved)
Amethyst (Violet Crystalline Quartz - SiO2)
Amethyst Geode
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Agate (Lake Superior Agate type)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Amethyst variety of Quartz
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria
Amethyst Agate (Polished Point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst Geode (polished heart-cut)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Greenstone
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Labradorite (a variety of Feldspar)
Labradorite; (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 (a plagioclase feldspar)
Diabase (Dolerite)
Diabase or Dolerite
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety: Chalcedony
Banded Agate (Tumbled)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 - Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Black Onyx
Black Chalcedony (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Rough Dark Green Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Pumice (Basaltic/Scoria)
Scoria
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe) impurities
Lake Superior Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Iron impurities
Jasper containing epidote (Unakite-like)
Epidotized Jasper (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Quartz Druze on Matrix (Geode Fragment)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities), SiO2
Copper Nugget
Native Copper (Cu)
Agate (specifically Lake Superior Agate style or Banded Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Agate (specifically Lace Agate or Banded Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Moss Agate / Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and manganese inclusions
Greenstone or Epidote-rich Metamorphic Rock
Chlorite/Epidote Schist or Greenstone
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Red Garnet
Garnet Group (e.g., Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartine, Grossular, Andradite, Uvarovite)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Jasper inclusions (SiO2 and Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Ventifact
Eolian Ventifact (often composed of basalt, chert, or quartzite)
Porphyry
Porphyritic Igneous Rock (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt)