Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral, often found in sedimentary deposits specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Pyrite Nodule
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold) in Matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate / Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Opal
Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Fossil Sea Urchin (Echinoid)
Echinoidea fossil (often replaced by silica or calcite)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Dyed Howlite (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Quartz Crystal Cluster with Iron Stain
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Quartz (or Carnelian Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fossilized Crinoid Stem Cross-Section
Crinoidea
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartz (with Limonite/Hematite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions (FeO(OH) or Fe2O3)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Glauconite
(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Jasper
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite with Iron Inclusions
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert nodules
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Likely sulfur-bearing rock (possibly native sulfur)
Native sulfur (S), though the image alone cannot confirm the specimen’s identity
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharocles megalodon or similar extinct shark tooth
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Halite
Sodium chloride (NaCl)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Purple Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily Goethite α-FeO(OH))
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sphalerite
Zinc Sulfide (Zn,Fe)S