Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Category
Browse mineral, often a rock given its aggregate nature specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Shale
Shale (Lutite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Green Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Shale
Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn2+SiO3)
Druzy Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unknown Dark Stone
Unknown
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2)
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.
Jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Basalt (Porphyritic)
Porphyritic Basalt
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Tan/Brown variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate
SiO2
Gold in Quartz Matrix
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Slate/Shale
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide - Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Red Breccia Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hematite and various mineral inclusions
Basalt River Stone
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Pyrite (on Shale/Matrix)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Sandstone (primarily composed of silica, SiO2)
Blue Lace Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lava Rock (Basalt)
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (predominantly SiO₂ - silicon dioxide)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with hematite impurities
Jasper (brecciated or orbicular variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Malachite-Bearing Copper Ore
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) in host rock
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).
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale (or Mudstone)
Clay mineral aggregate / Fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)