Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Category
Browse mineral, often found in metamorphic rocks but also in sedimentary and igneous rocks specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz (Grain/Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Garnet (likely Almandine or a blend)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+. Given the dark, somewhat reddish-brown appearance in the image, it's likely Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or a mix with other iron-rich garnets.
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite in Matrix (likely Quartz or Schist matrix)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Sodalite
Sodalite: Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Magnetite Orthorthotropic Rock
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Spessartine Garnet
Manganese aluminum silicate (Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride) - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride)
Apatite
Apatite group mineral (e.g., Fluorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite - Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Labradorite (tumbled)
Labradorite (a plagioclase feldspar mineral between anorthite and albite; chemical formula: (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
White Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium silicate, ZrSiO4)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Epidote
Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Black Star Diopside (beads)
Diopside (CaMgSi2O6) - a member of the pyroxene group
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sodalite (blue beads) and Clear Quartz (clear beads)
Sodalite: Na4Al3Si3O12Cl; Quartz: SiO2