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Mineral (Evaporite)

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

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Halite

Rock Salt

Rock Gypsum

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Eltyubyuite

Banded Sedimentary Rock (Stratified Siliciclastic / Arenite or Siltstone with Mineral Bands) — sedimentary

Banded Sedimentary Rock

Stratified Siliciclastic / Arenite or Siltstone with Mineral Bands

Fossil Sea Urchin (Echinoid) (Echinoidea fossil (often replaced by silica or calcite)) — fossil

Fossil Sea Urchin (Echinoid)

Echinoidea fossil (often replaced by silica or calcite)

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Nephrite Jade (Nephrite) — Mineral/Rock

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite

Limonite / Goethite Ironstone (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous iron oxide)) — mineral

Limonite / Goethite Ironstone

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous iron oxide)

Quartz crystal cluster (likely iron-stained quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with possible iron-oxide inclusions) — mineral

Quartz crystal cluster (likely iron-stained quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with possible iron-oxide inclusions

Blue apatite (likely dyed or enhanced) (Apatite group; fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3F, is the common blue variety) — mineral

Blue apatite (likely dyed or enhanced)

Apatite group; fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3F, is the common blue variety

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Hydrated ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Hydrated ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Rhodochrosite (Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)) — mineral

Rhodochrosite

Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Sandstone with Secondary Mineral Encrustation (Arenite with Silica/Calcite deposits (SiO2 or CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Secondary Mineral Encrustation

Arenite with Silica/Calcite deposits (SiO2 or CaCO3)

Aragonite Star Cluster (Aragonite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite Star Cluster

Aragonite (CaCO3)

Desert Rose (Gypsum (variety Selenite) or Barite, CaSO4·2H2O) — mineral

Desert Rose

Gypsum (variety Selenite) or Barite, CaSO4·2H2O

Mica Schist / Granite (Mica Schist (Silicate metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist / Granite

Mica Schist (Silicate metamorphic rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Gneiss (likely Granitic Gneiss) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (likely Granitic Gneiss)

Gneiss

Diorite (Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Granite (Granite (Mainly Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Mainly Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)

Limestone with Calcite Veins (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Veins

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)

Granite Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist) (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)

Gabbro (Water-Worn Pebble) (Gabbro (Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Gabbro (Water-Worn Pebble)

Gabbro (Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)

Small metallic-looking rock fragment (Uncertain; possibly galena-bearing ore or mica-rich schist) — mineral

Small metallic-looking rock fragment

Uncertain; possibly galena-bearing ore or mica-rich schist

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Granitic Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Granitic Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Quartz (Smoky/Brown variety) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky/Brown variety)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Desert Rose (Baryte or Gypsum variation (CaSO4·2H2O or BaSO4)) — mineral

Desert Rose

Baryte or Gypsum variation (CaSO4·2H2O or BaSO4)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Extrusive mafic igneous rock with amygdules) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Extrusive mafic igneous rock with amygdules

Biotite gneiss (probable) (Foliated quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss; commonly containing biotite mica, quartz, and plagioclase/alkali feldspar) — metamorphic

Biotite gneiss (probable)

Foliated quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss; commonly containing biotite mica, quartz, and plagioclase/alkali feldspar

Copper Ore (Mixed copper sulfides/oxides in gangue matrix) — mineral

Copper Ore

Mixed copper sulfides/oxides in gangue matrix

Gravel and Pebbles (Unconsolidated rock fragments / detrital sediment) — sedimentary

Gravel and Pebbles

Unconsolidated rock fragments / detrital sediment

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Carcharodon or Carcharias fossil (Vertebrate Fossil)) — sedimentary

Fossil Shark Tooth

Carcharodon or Carcharias fossil (Vertebrate Fossil)

Weathered granite or granitic gneiss (Granite/granitic gneiss, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica) — igneous

Weathered granite or granitic gneiss

Granite/granitic gneiss, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica

Malachite (Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)) — mineral

Malachite

Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide (Cu2CO3(OH)2)) — mineral

Malachite

Copper Carbonate Hydroxide (Cu2CO3(OH)2)