Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite
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Browse metamorphic or sedimentary depending on local grade specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite
Raw Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Moonstone (Green Moonstone / Garnierite)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Garnierite
Smoky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium aluminum silicate - KAlSi3O8)
Sapphire Rough (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na4Al3Si3O12Cl)
Moonstone
Adularia (orthoclase feldspar variety)
Greenstone / Graywacke
Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)
Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Lithic)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Clear Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Calcified / Silicified Wood
Chert (specifically Jasper/Brown Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone)
Permineralized Vertebrate Remains
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite
Goethite and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (often associated with Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Jasper
Banded Iron Formation (SiO2 with Fe2O3 and Fe3O4)
Calamites (Fossil)
Calamites sp. (Tracheophyta, Equisetopsida)
Rough Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group; Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Porcelain (Kaolin-based)
Alumina silicate ceramic (composed primarily of Kaolinite: Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Schist
Mica Schist
Specularite (Specular Hematite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Labradorite (Feldspar)
Labradorite: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Ferruginous Quartzite (Red Quartzite)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Green Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate primarily of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl,1-2) with Calcite and Pyrite)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite and other associated minerals)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerenes / Carbon-60)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Porcelain (White Ceramic)
Mullite-bearing Vitrified Ceramic (Major phases: Mullite Al6Si2O13, Glassy Silica SiO2)
Quartzite (Yellow/Orange variety)
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon/sphere)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn with accessory minerals (Pyrite, Calcite)