Yellow Jade (often Serpentine or Dolomite)
Primarily Serpentine (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), though the term 'yellow jade' is also sometimes applied to varieties of true nephrite or jadeite.
Category
Browse mineral, often a rock given its aggregate nature specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Yellow Jade (often Serpentine or Dolomite)
Primarily Serpentine (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), though the term 'yellow jade' is also sometimes applied to varieties of true nephrite or jadeite.
Pumice (likely)
Pumice (extrusive igneous rock)
Unidentifiable Specimen
Undetermined
Gabbro
Gabbro (Mafic Plutonic Rock)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Pebble (likely Sandstone or Granitic Pebble)
Clastic Sediment (or specific rock type, e.g., Arenite, Granitoid Pebble)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Mica) KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
Mixed Chalcedony and Jasper Bracelet (possibly 'Ocean Jasper' or similar banded variety for brown beads, and blue/grey Chalcedony for the translucent beads)
Chalcedony (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities)
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Chert / Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rough Quartz in Pegmatite Matrix
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) in Granitic Pegmatite
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with iron oxide inclusions)
Calcite (or Alabaster, if truly carved)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Larimar
Pectolite (Sodium Calcium Silicate Hydroxide) - (NaCa2(Si3O8)(OH))
Unidentified Rock Fragment
Unknown
Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities
Quartz (SiO2)
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Grey Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Gold (Elemental Metal)
Gold (Au)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
White Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminium Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide)
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Greywhacke (River Pebble)
Graywacke (immature sandstone)
White Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)
Unknown Organic Object (likely a berry or fruit)
Not applicable; this is not a geological specimen. If it were a cranberry, its scientific name would be Vaccinium macrocarpon; if a cherry, it would be Prunus avium or Prunus cerasus.
Iron Slag
Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Scoria
Extrusive Basaltic Scoria
River Rock (River Cobbles)
Fluvial Conglomerate Clasts (primarily composed of various minerals such as Quartz, SiO2)
Banded Rock (likely Quartz-rich)
Uncertain, likely a Metamorphic Rock (e.g., Gneiss or Schist) with prominent Quartz and other minerals
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
Given the appearance, it's likely a fragment of an igneous or metamorphic rock composed of multiple minerals. Without specific diagnostic features, it's difficult to give a common name other than 'crystalline rock fragment'. If pressed to guess based on the granular, somewhat light and dark speckled appearance, it could be a fragment of granite or a related intrusive igneous rock.
As a rock fragment, it does not have a single scientific mineral name; rather, it's a piece of a rock which is a combination of minerals. If it were granite, its main mineral composition would be quartz (SiO2), feldspar (e.g., KAlSi3O8 - orthoclase, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 - plagioclase), and mica (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - muscovite or K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 - biotite), among others.
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Basalt (Porphyritic)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt (with Porphyritic/Vesicular texture)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Shale
Shale (Lutite)