Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with aluminum impurities)
Category
Browse metamorphic or sedimentary depending on local grade specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with aluminum impurities)
Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Calcified / Silicified Wood
Chert (Jasper/Mudstone variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS₂)
Brown Jasper
Jasper (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Muscovite Schist with Quartz
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Rhodonite (in matrix)
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Siltstone
Siltstone (primarily composed of SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Iron oxide concretion (contains FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (Ferruginous Concretion)
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion / SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Chert (Chert Nodule)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Calamites (Fossil)
Calamites sp. (Tracheophyta, Equisetopsida)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) or Albite mixtures
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jade
There are two distinct minerals classified as Jade: Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6) and Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2). Based on the image showing translucent, somewhat fibrous material, it is likely Nephrite.
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)₈[(S,Cl,SO₄,OH)₂|(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)], with varying amounts of Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite.)
Specular Hematite with Quartz and Limonite
Hematite (Fe2O3) with Quartz (SiO2) and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Gold Ore in Quartz
Auriferous Quartz (Gold: Au; Quartz: SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3)
Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)
Limonite / Goethite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Blue Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Ironstone with Limonite/Goethite coating
Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Coal (specifically Bituminous or Anthracite)
Organic sedimentary rock; primarily Carbon (C) with varying H, S, O, N
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced "nice")
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (Calcium carbonate or Pyrite replaced)