Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide / Chalcedony)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (for nephrite and some jadeite); mineral (for jadeite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide / Chalcedony)
Beryl (likely Aquamarine) in matrix
Be3Al2(SiO3)6 (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate)
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Rough Dark Green Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (likely tumbled or naturally water-worn)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Green Quartzite
Metamorphic rock primarily composed of Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions like fuchsite or chlorite
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, albite, and epidote)
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (a form of Quartz) - SiO2
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Prehnite
Prehnite, Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Serpentine
Serpentinite (group of minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al)3Si2O5(OH)4)
River Stone (Quartzite/Siltstone mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based metamorphosed sandstone
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine minerals: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
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.)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (arenite, arkose, wacke depending on composition)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Jasper inclusions (SiO2 and Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Predominantly Muscovite/Biotite)
Quartzite River Rock (with Limonite staining)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Tektite (likely Australite)
Tektite (no specific chemical formula as it's a natural glass of variable composition, mostly SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Quartzite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrome Diopside
Magnesium Calcium Silicate (MgCaSi2O6) containing Chromium impurities
Granite (with Almandine Garnet inclusions)
Granite composed primarily of Quartz (SiO2), K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnetiferous Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite/Biotite and Almandine Garnet)
Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz with fibrous inclusions of oxidized crocidolite)
Weathered Volcanic Rock (possibly Rhyolite or Andesite Pebble)
Volcanic rock (e.g., Rhyolite or Andesite, specific identification would require thin section analysis or chemical assay). Mineral composition: Primarily feldspars (orthoclase and/or plagioclase), quartz (in rhyolite), micas, amphiboles, and sometimes pyroxenes.
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)