Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing)
Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
Category
Browse mineral, often a rock given its aggregate nature specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing)
Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
Assorted Decorative Tumbled Stones (Quartz, Sodalite, Aventurine, Calcite)
Mixed Silicates and Carbonates (SiO2, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, CaCO3)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Red Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt/Andesite)
Olivine in Basalt (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Mineral) within Basalt (Rock)
Coquina
Coquina (a type of limestone)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Vesicular Texture (Beach Cobble)
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Igneous Rock)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cement)
Eye Agate (Sulemani Agate)
Banded Chalcedony (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Basalt River Rock
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Manganese-coated Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock with Manganese Oxide (often Pyrolusite or Psilomelane)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Limonite streaks)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt River Cobble
Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock), primarily SiO2
Carnelian (Agate)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Pink Opal
Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Basalt with Vesicles
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gneiss/Schist)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix
Quartz (Smoky/Grey Quartz Variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Bauxite Ore
Hydrated aluminum oxides (e.g., Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite ̲̲̲̲AlOOH, Diaspore ̲̲̲̲AlOOH)
Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Fancy Jasper (Multicolor Agate/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz