Chrysocolla in Matrix
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Silicate/Secondary Copper Mineral)
Category
Browse mineral, part of a rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Silicate/Secondary Copper Mineral)
Sandstone Concretion
Arenaceous concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Schist
Mica Schist
Azurite and Malachite on Matrix
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2; Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with minor Fe2O3)
Fossilized Coral
Cnidaria (Anthozoa), often replaced by Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)
Schist
Lepidoblastic Mica Schist
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Dyed Pink Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH) mixed with SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with various silicate clasts)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss pebble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (ferruginous sandstone)
Copper Ore with Chrysocolla and Azurite
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) / Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite)
Heliotrope (Bloodstone)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Auriferous Quartz (Gold-bearing Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Elemental Gold (Au)
Unakite
Unakite (altered granite)
Agate and Amethyst (Quartz variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz and Crystalline Quartz
Geode (unopened)
Silica-filled Concretion (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains, primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Sandstone (Old Red Sandstone Pebble)
Arenite with iron oxide (Fe2O3) cement
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Micaceous/Feldspathic variant)
Arenite (specifically subarkose or lithic arenite)
Sandstone
Arenite
Banded Flint (Polished Stripe Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chert
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or Oxidation)
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Iron Oxide Fe2O3 staining)
Granite
Granite
Sedimentary Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Limonite-stained Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Orthoclase (Potassium) Feldspar in Quartz
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Graphic Granite (Zebra Rock)
Pegmatitic Granite (composed of Quartz and K-Feldspar)
River Rocks (Basalt and Sedimentary Stones)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) and Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline rhyolite