Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
Browse mineral, possibly rock fragment containing a mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based sedimentary-derived metamorphic rock)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety containing hematite or goethite inclusions)", composition: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Chert (containing Quartz)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Quartz (Rose or Milky variety fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar) with inclusions - (Ca, Na)((Al, Si)4O8)
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Serpentinite is a rock composed of one or more serpentine group minerals, chiefly antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite, with the general formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4. Often includes other minerals like magnetite, talc, and chromite.
Chinese Writing Stone
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite with Feldspar phenocrysts (SiO2-rich Silicates)
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
Ironstone with Limonite/Goethite coating
Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur).
Galena (PbS)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (composed mainly of SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, and Na2O)
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Coquina Jasper
Fossiliferous Chalcedony (SiO2)
Granodiorite with Biotite Mica
Granodiorite (containing Quartz, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite Mica)
Coquina
Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzanous)
SiO2 (Quartz) with FeO(OH) (Goethite) or Fe2O3 (Hematite) coating
Milky Quartz / Rose Quartz fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing Dumortierite or Crocidolite inclusions
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃, Calcium Carbonate)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Biotit-Muscovite Schist)
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Quartz Pebble (with probable Iron staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) containing traces of iron and manganese
Oolitic Chert
Oolitic Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium carbonate ( преимущественно CaCO3)
Basalt
Basalt (containing Pyroxene, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Olivine)
Breccia
Clastic Breccia (SiO2/CaCO3 dominated)
Red Jasper (possibly Red Coral or dyed Howlite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (a rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Amber
Succinite (Resin C10H16O)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
River Rocks (Black)
Various lithologies (e.g., basalt, chert, obsidian for black varieties), mechanically rounded clasts
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)