Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) / Goethite
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (for nephrite and some jadeite); mineral (for jadeite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) / Goethite
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Basalt with Vesicular Texture (Beach Cobble)
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Igneous Rock)
Quartz Conglomerate
Quartz Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Epidotized Granite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Milky Quartz
Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Caliche (with Lichen Cover)
Calcium carbonate-cemented soil layer (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (Mainly SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan)
Iron-rich clastic sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite
Milky Quartz (Tumbled)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt (with possible weathering or secondary mineral crust)
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Amethyst is a variety of Quartz)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Chalcedony with Druzy Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule (Galt)
Calcareous concretion / Septarian concretion
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite) with Limonite/Goethite cement
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby (Raw/Rough)
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)
Pyrite (on host rock/ore)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Vesicular Basalt (Lava Rock)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Basalt with Olivine Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (containing Mg2SiO4 - Fe2SiO4)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzanous)
SiO2 (Quartz) with FeO(OH) (Goethite) or Fe2O3 (Hematite) coating
Chalcedony (Yellow Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tufa (Vesicular Limestone)
Tufa (form of Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Vesicular Basalt with Quartz/Chalcedony
Vesicular Basalt (primarily Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine with SiO2 infill)
Quartz with Limonite Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone with Ironstone Concretion
Arenite with Hematite/Goethite nodules (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Basalt (with possible Olivine inclusions)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions of dumortierite, Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Barite Rose on Marcasite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) on Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sodalite
Sodalite [Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2]
Calcite on Limestone (or Fossil)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a secondary sedimentary structure