Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Category
Browse mineral, often a rock given its aggregate nature specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Shale
Lutaceous sedimentary rock
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Scoria (Volcanic Rock)
Scoria (often basaltic scoria)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Silicate/Secondary Copper Mineral)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Siliclastic Sedimentary Rock)
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)
Iron Ore / Ironstone Concretion
Mixture of iron oxide/hydroxide minerals, likely some combination of Hematite (Fe2O3), Goethite (α-FeOOH), and Limonite (a general term for hydrated iron oxides of variable composition) or potentially Bauxite (a mixture of aluminum hydroxides, often with iron oxides, (Al(OH)3) and FeO(OH)). The visual characteristics strongly suggest iron-rich material.
Grey Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Shale
Laminated Mudstone
Shale
Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland Cement Composite
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Howlite and Purple Amethyst Druzy
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Howlite) and Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Amethyst)
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lava Rock (Basalt)
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock)
Limonite (after Pyrite Pseudomorph)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide Mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate color)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Chert (Tan/Brown variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pebble (likely Quartzite or Chert)
Clastic Sediment, potentially composed of SiO₂ (Quartz)
Chalcedony (Banded/Mottled Variety)
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay inclusions
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (predominantly SiO₂ - silicon dioxide)
Rough Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F, OH)2]
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Mookaite Jasper
Siliceous sedimentary rock (variety of Jasper/Chert)
River Stone (Basalt Porphyry)
Porphyritic Basalt
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with hematite impurities
Sandstone
Sandstone (various mineral compositions)
Nephrite Jade (or Serpentine)
Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral tremolite-actinolite) or Serpentine Group minerals
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)
Pyrite and Fluorite on Quartz (Matrix Specimen)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) and Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold in Quartz Matrix
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Slate/Shale
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)