Red Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral, often found as detrital grains in sedimentary rocks specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony (likely Desert Rose/Agatized Geode Crust)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Greenstone / Greenstone Pebble
Greenschist (metamorphosed basalt or gabbro)
Red Jasper (Siltstone or Chert-based Jasper)
Silicon dioxide with hematite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite (Tumbled Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Desert Rose
Gypsum (variety Selenite) or Barite, CaSO4·2H2O
Greywacke (River Slikkenstone)
Greywacke (Impure Sandstone)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Agate Nodule / Weathered Chert
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Microcrystalline Quartz)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert / Flint Nodules
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Jasper Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone or dolostone), primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Green Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with chromium-rich muscovite/fuchsite inclusions)
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Greywacke (River Pebble with Quartz Veins)
Greywacke (Indurated Sandstone); Veins: SiO2 (Quartz)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Greywacke (River Slikenside)
Greywacke (Lithic Sandstone)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions), SiO2 + Fe2O3
Agate (Dyed High-Grade Polished Slice)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2), Chalcedony crystal variety
Pink Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (MnSiO3)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Shale
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)
Dinosaur Fossil (Skull)
Dinosauria fossilis (Petrified Hydroxyapatite / Calcium Carbonate)
Olivine-bearing Basalt / Scoria
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)