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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

Mica schist (Schist dominated by muscovite/biotite mica, commonly with quartz and feldspar) — metamorphic

Mica schist

Schist dominated by muscovite/biotite mica, commonly with quartz and feldspar

Gneiss (likely biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss) (Foliated gneiss; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite mica) — metamorphic

Gneiss (likely biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss)

Foliated gneiss; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite mica

Hag Stone (Perforated sedimentary rock (typically sandstone or limestone)) — sedimentary

Hag Stone

Perforated sedimentary rock (typically sandstone or limestone)

Granite (Intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive igneous rock

Fossil / Permineralized Bone (Tyrannosaurus rex fossil (Hydroxylapatite replaced by various minerals)) — sedimentary

Fossil / Permineralized Bone

Tyrannosaurus rex fossil (Hydroxylapatite replaced by various minerals)

Weathered basalt pebble (Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; likely containing plagioclase and pyroxene with weathering products) — igneous

Weathered basalt pebble

Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; likely containing plagioclase and pyroxene with weathering products

Quartz Geode or Nodular Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Matrix) — mineral

Quartz Geode or Nodular Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Matrix

Yellow Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Yellow Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

Hematite (likely Botryoidal or Specularite variant) (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite (likely Botryoidal or Specularite variant)

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Hematite (Hematite (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)

Native Copper Nugget (Native Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper Nugget

Native Copper (Cu)

Geode (Calcite or Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Geode (Calcite or Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Blue Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Sandstone with Quartz/Calcite druse (Arenite with druse (SiO2 or CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Quartz/Calcite druse

Arenite with druse (SiO2 or CaCO3)

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Polished serpentine pebble (Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (chrysotile, lizardite, antigorite)) — metamorphic

Polished serpentine pebble

Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (chrysotile, lizardite, antigorite)

Unidentified metallic mineral or meteorite fragment (Indeterminate; possible native metal-bearing sulfide or iron meteorite fragment) — mineral

Unidentified metallic mineral or meteorite fragment

Indeterminate; possible native metal-bearing sulfide or iron meteorite fragment

Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)

Pink Granite (Unakite-bearing or Epidote-bearing Granite) (Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Pink Granite (Unakite-bearing or Epidote-bearing Granite)

Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granite)

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Banded sandstone pebble (Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing) — sedimentary

Banded sandstone pebble

Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock) (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)

Diorite

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Concrete with Aggregate (Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)) — sedimentary

Concrete with Aggregate

Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)

Gneiss (Banded Gneiss) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)

Gneiss

Quartz-rich pegmatite with mica (Granitic pegmatite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and muscovite/biotite mica, with possible sulfide or iron-oxide staining) — igneous

Quartz-rich pegmatite with mica

Granitic pegmatite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and muscovite/biotite mica, with possible sulfide or iron-oxide staining

Diorite (Diorite (Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock)

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

Diorite

Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Pebble) (Gneiss (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Metamorphic Pebble)

Gneiss (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Granodiorite (Granodiorite) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite

Gneiss (foliated metamorphic rock) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (foliated metamorphic rock)

Gneiss