Pumice
Vesicular Rhyolite or Dacite
Category
Browse mineral, possibly rock fragment containing a mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pumice
Vesicular Rhyolite or Dacite
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Basalt with Garnet inclusions
Basalt containing Nesosilicate (Garnet Group, likely Almandine Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock), Serpentine group minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Banded Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Desert Rose (Baryte or Selenite variant)
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) with Sand inclusions
BROWN GRANITE (likely 'Tan Brown' or similar)
Granite (specifically a variety rich in orthoclase feldspar, often with biotite and possibly hornblende)
White Quartz Pebble (with possible Quartz Geode cavity)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone or Mudstone with Iron Staining
Ferruginous Sandstone/Mudstone
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)
Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax genus)
Shale or Siltstone
Sedimentary Rock (Siliciclastic)
Bituminous Coal
Organic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of carbon with sulfur and hydrogen)
Coral Rock (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with iridescent tarnish
Kimberlite with Diamond
Kimberlite (Diamond formula: C)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
Serpentine
Serpentine-group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Schist
Mica Schist
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (containing (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 with Hematite or Copper inclusions)
River Pebble (Greywacke or Quartzite-rich Sandstone)
Lithic Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with rock fragments)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
Peridotite
Ultramafic intrusive rock (Peridotite)
Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety often found as a river rock)
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone
Dinosaur Bone (Fossilized)
Permineralized Bone (CaCO3 or SiO2 after Hydroxylapatite)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (Rough Slab)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Fe-containing inclusions)
Red Ochre (Hematite-rich Clay)
Limonitic/Hematitic Claystone (Fe2O3 with clay minerals)
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)
Septarian Nodule (containing Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Green Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Snowflake Obsidian (or similar porphyritic volcanic rock)
Obsidian with Spherulites (if glassy), or Porphyritic Rhyolite/Andesite (if crystalline groundmass)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)