Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Category
Browse mineral, often a rock given its aggregate nature specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)
Gray Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite / Sedimentary Rock
White Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide, Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Basalt (with Porphyritic/Vesicular texture)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Chert Breccia
Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline SiO2)
Shale
Sedimentary pelitic rock
Shale
Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Weathered Sandstone
Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Basalt (Porphyritic)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Unknown Dark Stone
Unknown
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Basalt River Stone
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Tan/Brown variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sulfur
Native Sulfur (S8)
Scoria (Volcanic Rock)
Scoria (often basaltic scoria)
Gabbro
Phaneritic mafic intrusive igneous rock
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.
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn2+SiO3)
Quartz (Milky or Yellow/Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Mookaite Jasper
Siliceous sedimentary rock (variety of Jasper/Chert)
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Limonite (after Pyrite Pseudomorph)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide Mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Pyrite and Fluorite on Quartz (Matrix Specimen)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) and Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Calcite Pebble
SiO2 (Quartz) or CaCO3 (Calcite)
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).
Basalt (Porphyritic)
Porphyritic Basalt
Milky Quartz / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale with Coprolite influence
Argillaceous sedimentary rock (Shale/Mudstone)
Jasper (Green Jasper/Heliotrope variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay inclusions
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)