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Mineral (Biogenic)

Browse mineral (biogenic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Eltyubyuite

Buergerite

Dolomite

Turquoise (Dyed Howlite/Magnesite imitation) (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Target mineral) / Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Actual specimen: Howlite)) — mineral

Turquoise (Dyed Howlite/Magnesite imitation)

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Target mineral) / Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Actual specimen: Howlite)

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Green Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Quartz (Druzy) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Druzy)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite with Quartz coating (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Fluorite with Quartz coating

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride, CaF2) — Mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride, CaF2

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Note regarding baguette production (not a rock) (Digital text image - Somali language) — not a rock

Note regarding baguette production (not a rock)

Digital text image - Somali language

Banded gneiss pebble (Gneiss, composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss pebble

Gneiss, composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole

Fluorite on Matrix (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite on Matrix

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Mixed Gemstone and Mineral Collection (Mixed Silica and Carbonate minerals (SiO2, CaSO4·2H2O, etc.)) — mineral

Mixed Gemstone and Mineral Collection

Mixed Silica and Carbonate minerals (SiO2, CaSO4·2H2O, etc.)

Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and silicate minerals) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and silicate minerals

Vesicular basalt (likely weathered lava rock) (Basalt; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and often olivine) — igneous

Vesicular basalt (likely weathered lava rock)

Basalt; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and often olivine

Rainbow Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Rainbow Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Limonite / Goethite (Ironstone Nodule) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite / Goethite (Ironstone Nodule)

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Fossilized oyster shell (Ostrea/Exogyra sp.; calcium carbonate (mostly calcite)) — fossil

Fossilized oyster shell

Ostrea/Exogyra sp.; calcium carbonate (mostly calcite)

Greenschist (Chlorite Schist) (Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)) — metamorphic

Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)

Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)

Granite Gneiss (Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Limonite on Sandstone (Iron Oxyhydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) on Quartz Sandstone) — sedimentary

Limonite on Sandstone

Iron Oxyhydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) on Quartz Sandstone

Epidote (Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))) — metamorphic

Epidote

Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))

Epidote ({Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)) — mineral

Epidote

{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)

Epidote (Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))) — metamorphic

Epidote

Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))

Epidote (Epidote ({Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))) — mineral

Epidote

Epidote ({Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))

Carved serpentine wing sculpture (Serpentine-group rock, chiefly antigorite/lizardite: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Carved serpentine wing sculpture

Serpentine-group rock, chiefly antigorite/lizardite: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Limonite (FeO(OH)•nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)•nH2O

Chrysocolla (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Limonite or Goethite (Ironstone) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite or Goethite (Ironstone)

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Kaolinite (China Clay) (Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)) — sedimentary

Kaolinite (China Clay)

Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminum)) — mineral

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminum)

Malachite (Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]) — mineral

Malachite

Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite Concretion (Goethite/Limonite concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

Goethite/Limonite concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Biotite-rich gneiss (probable) (Foliated quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss; composition commonly includes quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite mica) — metamorphic

Biotite-rich gneiss (probable)

Foliated quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss; composition commonly includes quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite mica

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·n H2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion

Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·n H2O)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)