Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (for nephrite and some jadeite); mineral (for jadeite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)
Quartzite with Iron Hydroxide Staining
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite staining
Diamond Drill Core (Greenschist and Quartzite)
Chlorite Schist / Meta-quartzite (Metamorphic Rock Core Sample)
Orthoclase Feldspar (Salmon variety)
Orthoclase, KAlSi3O8
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase; Mineral: Plagioclase Feldspar
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with inclusions like Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite)
Granodiorite (Gneissic Pebble)
Granodiorite displaying minor foliation
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of serpentine group minerals including Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz composition)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine minerals: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Magnetite (potentially as a Lodestone or within Ironstone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Green Druzy Quartz (Prasiolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Chlorite or Actinolite)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Schist (Biotite/Mica Schist)
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (rich in Phyllosilicates)
Schist (Chlorite or Mica-rich)
Chlorite Schist
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of silica and alumina with iron and magnesium)
Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Quartz (vein quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Schist
Mica Schist
Limonite-stained Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Epidosite (Epidote-rich rock)
Epidotalite (primarily Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Biotit-Muscovite Schist)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide with crocidolite fibers (SiO2 with chrysotile amphibole inclusions)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation