Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (composed of multiple minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Quartzite River Cobble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Felsic Igneous Rock (likely Rhyolite or weathered Granite)
Felsic Volcanic/Plutonic Rock
Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)
Nephrite Jade / Pounamu
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (various silicate minerals including Pyroxene and Plagioclase)
Desert Rose
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O) or Barite (Barium Sulfate, BaSO4)
Ironstone (Limonitic Concretion)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Goethite and Hematite inclusions
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil (Hydroxyapatite replaced by Minerals)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Staurolite
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Quartz / Quartzite
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Quartzite (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide/Quartz)
Burmese Jadeite (Water Jade)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Diamond (Faceted)
Carbon (C) - Diamond
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Celestine (or Celestite)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Fossil Coral
Fossilized Scleractinia or Tabulata (various genera/species)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)
Coal (primarily composed of carbon with varying amounts of other elements)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Granite
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Vesicular Basalt (Fe-Mg rich extrusive volcanic rock)
Noble Serpentine
Antigorite (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (Granite)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Quartz (Common or Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)