Iron-rich jasper or weathered hematite fragment
Hematite (Fe₂O₃) in microcrystalline quartz/jasper matrix
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Browse mineral, specifically an iron ore specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Iron-rich jasper or weathered hematite fragment
Hematite (Fe₂O₃) in microcrystalline quartz/jasper matrix
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite Specimen
Goethite and Limonite (Hydrous Iron Oxides)
Olivine (Peridot in gem form)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Weathered iron-rich concretion or lateritic pebble
Goethite/hematite-bearing ferruginous concretion; composition uncertain from image
Pink Himalayan Salt (Halite)
Halite - NaCl (Sodium Chloride) with trace Iron Oxide and Magnesium
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (goethite)
Magnetite (potentially Hematite)
Magnetite (Fe₃O₄)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) or Limonite (FeO(OH) nH2O)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Probable iron-rich mineral or weathered rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly limonite/goethite-bearing material
Specular Hematite (on Schist/Matrix)
Hematite (Alpha-Fe2O3)
Amethyst on Matrix
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with impurities of iron and irradiation
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite Concretion
Boxwork Siderite or Sepatarian Nodule Weathering
Siderite (FeCO3) with secondary mineralization or Boxwork Geode fragment
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Specular Hematite with Quartz
Ferric oxide (Fe2O3) and Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Weathered iron-rich rock fragment
Likely limonite/goethite-bearing material; exact identification requires testing
Botryoidal hematite (iron-oxide specimen)
Hematite, Fe₂O₃; possibly mixed with goethite/limonite
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Polished Hematite Tower
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Ironstone / limonite-rich rock
Limonite, chiefly hydrated iron oxides (FeO(OH)·nH₂O), commonly mixed with goethite and hematite
Likely ironstone pebble
Iron-oxide-rich concretion, composed mainly of goethite and/or hematite
Jasper (specifically Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Pyrite in Matrix (often with Chalcopyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) / Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Iron Ore (Hematite/Goethite)
Ironstone (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly laterite or limonite-bearing quartzite
Limonite/goethite mixture, commonly FeO(OH)·nH₂O, with possible quartz and iron oxides
Amethyst Lace Agate / Banded Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Quartz with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Botryoidal Hematite (Kidney Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Iron-oxide-stained rock, likely limonite/goethite-rich material
Likely goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and/or limonite (a mixture of hydrated iron oxides), staining a silicate-rich rock
Tiger's Eye (with Hematite/Magnetite matrix)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with FeOOH/Fe2O3)
Pyrite (or Arsenopyrite / Ore mineral aggregate)
FeS2 (Iron Sulfide)