Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Browse metamorphic or sedimentary (with staining) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Red Jasper (Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote-containing Quartz and Chlorite (SiO2 + (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)))
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz with Iron Oxide Inclusions
SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Golden Healer Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Copper-bearing Quartz (likely Chrysocolla or Malachite staining)
Cuprite, Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) or Malachite staining on Quartz/Host Rock
Ferruginous Quartz
Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide + Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Basalt with Hematite staining
Extrusive mafic igneous rock with Fe2O3
Basalt with Iron Oxides
Mafic Igneous Rock (Mafite)
Quartz with Limonite Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematoid Quartz
Ferruginous Quartz (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Golden Healer Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Copper-bearing Quartz (likely Malachite on Quartz matrix)
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on SiO2 (Quartz)
Granite River Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation (Lattice/Veined)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
Quartz with Tourmaline and Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions (Hematite/Goethite)
Chalcopyrite in Quartz (Gossan/Iron Hat)
CuFeS2 (Chalcopyrite) with SiO2 (Quartz)
Gold-bearing Quartz with Iron Oxides
Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite (FeO(OH)) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Quartz (Iron-stained or Rose variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunkissed Quartz or Hematoid Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Copper Ore (with Azurite and Malachite)
Cuprite, Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2), Malachite (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2)
Chrysocolla in Jasper (Chryso-Jasper)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n H2O (Chrysocolla) + SiO2 (Jasper)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Diorite (weathered)
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Golden Healer Quartz
Ferruginous Quartz (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Amethyst Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gossanous Matrtix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxides (Limonite/Hematite)
Copper Ore with Malachite and Chrysocolla
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) with Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla)