Schist
Lepidoblastic Mica Schist
Category
Browse mineral, often found as detrital grains in sedimentary rocks specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Schist
Lepidoblastic Mica Schist
Tufa (Vesicular Limestone)
Tufa (form of Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (mostly SiO2)
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Pebble (likely Sandstone or Granitic Pebble)
Clastic Sediment (or specific rock type, e.g., Arenite, Granitoid Pebble)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Dendritic Agate (also known as Dendritic Siltstone or Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + MnO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) permineralized organic matter
Granite (Weathered)
Grano-diorite / Granite (SiO2 rich intrusive rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Holey Stone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite (likely)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock comprising Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral species)
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or Oxidation)
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Iron Oxide Fe2O3 staining)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
SiO2 (Quartz) on clastic sedimentary matrix
Yellow Chert (River Stone/Pebble)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Translucent Chalcedony
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
Soapstone
Steatite (composed primarily of Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Orange Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Yellow Ocher (Limonite)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Common Opal variety)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Aventurine (specifically Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite; SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)