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Browse igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Carbonatite

Coal

Conglomerate

Metabasalt

Cordierite Hornfels

Cordierite Hornfels

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Glauconite

Eulysite

Migmatite

Breccia

Hutcheonite

Halite

Pink Garnet (likely Almandine or Rhodolite) (Garnet Group (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 to Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Pink Garnet (likely Almandine or Rhodolite)

Garnet Group (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 to Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Specular Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Magnetite (Iron Ore) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Iron Ore)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz vein material (Mostly quartz (SiO₂); exact rock type cannot be determined from the image alone) — mineral

Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz vein material

Mostly quartz (SiO₂); exact rock type cannot be determined from the image alone

Banded gneiss pebble (Gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss pebble

Gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized bone fragment (probable mammalian tooth or bone) (Mineralized bone, commonly hydroxyapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(OH)] replaced or impregnated by silica/calcite) — fossil

Fossilized bone fragment (probable mammalian tooth or bone)

Mineralized bone, commonly hydroxyapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(OH)] replaced or impregnated by silica/calcite

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Citrine / Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine / Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Smoky Quartz / Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky Quartz / Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Epidote with Quartz (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) (Epidote) / SiO2 (Quartz)) — mineral

Epidote with Quartz

Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) (Epidote) / SiO2 (Quartz)

Silicified oyster fossil (Fossil oyster shell, commonly Ostrea or Crassostrea, replaced or encrusted by chalcedony/quartz) — fossil

Silicified oyster fossil

Fossil oyster shell, commonly Ostrea or Crassostrea, replaced or encrusted by chalcedony/quartz

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (on the right) and Magnetite or Hematite (on the left) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Iron Oxide (Fe3O4 or Fe2O3)) — mineral

Pyrite (on the right) and Magnetite or Hematite (on the left)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Iron Oxide (Fe3O4 or Fe2O3)

Quartz with Iron Staining (SiO2 with Fe oxide impurities) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Staining

SiO2 with Fe oxide impurities

Unidentified small rock fragment (Likely quartz-rich material; exact identification is indeterminate from the image) — mineral

Unidentified small rock fragment

Likely quartz-rich material; exact identification is indeterminate from the image

Quartz Crystal (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Tumbled Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Rose or Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Rose or Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Quartz (Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)