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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

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

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

Malachite

Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]

Quartz crystal cluster in matrix (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz crystal cluster in matrix

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Copper Ore (Malachite and Limonite bearing) (Cuprite, Malachite, and Limonite mixture) — mineral

Copper Ore (Malachite and Limonite bearing)

Cuprite, Malachite, and Limonite mixture

Banded Iron Formation (Fragment) (Banded Iron Formation (BIF)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (Fragment)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Calcite (Honey Calcite and Agate) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite (Honey Calcite and Agate)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Foliated Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Metamorphic Foliated Gneiss

Quartz geode (Microcrystalline and crystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-lined geode) — mineral

Quartz geode

Microcrystalline and crystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-lined geode

Vesicular basalt pebble (Basalt, a mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and often olivine) — igneous

Vesicular basalt pebble

Basalt, a mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and often olivine

Pegmatitic granite (Coarse-grained granite/pegmatite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica) — igneous

Pegmatitic granite

Coarse-grained granite/pegmatite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica

Likely fluorite fragments (Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)) — mineral

Likely fluorite fragments

Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)

Banded Gneiss Pebble (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss Pebble

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz-rich gneiss (probable banded metamorphic rock) (Gneiss; composition chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica, possibly with amphibole) — metamorphic

Quartz-rich gneiss (probable banded metamorphic rock)

Gneiss; composition chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica, possibly with amphibole

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))

Milky quartz fragment (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz fragment

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

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

Blue Apatite

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

Prehnite (Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Malachite and Azurite on Gossan (Ironstone Matrix) (Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite/Gossan)) — mineral

Malachite and Azurite on Gossan (Ironstone Matrix)

Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite/Gossan)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Weathered vesicular volcanic rock (likely basalt or andesite) (Amygdaloidal basalt/andesite; cavities may contain calcite, zeolites, or silica minerals) — igneous

Weathered vesicular volcanic rock (likely basalt or andesite)

Amygdaloidal basalt/andesite; cavities may contain calcite, zeolites, or silica minerals

Tumbled or weathered gneiss (Feldspar–quartz–mica gneiss (composition variable)) — metamorphic

Tumbled or weathered gneiss

Feldspar–quartz–mica gneiss (composition variable)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)

Snowflake Obsidian (Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions

Sandstone Pebble with Mineral Encrustation (Quartz Sandstone with Calcite/Halite Crust) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble with Mineral Encrustation

Quartz Sandstone with Calcite/Halite Crust

Blue Apatite (Calcium phosphate mineral, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Calcium phosphate mineral, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Limonite / Ironstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite / Ironstone

Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Polished copper-bearing mineral specimen, likely malachite-rich copper ore (Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂, possibly mixed with chrysocolla or limonite) — mineral

Polished copper-bearing mineral specimen, likely malachite-rich copper ore

Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂, possibly mixed with chrysocolla or limonite

Tiger's Eye (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions) — mineral

Tiger's Eye

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions

Fossilized bone fragment (probable mammalian tooth or bone) (Mineralized bone, commonly hydroxyapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(OH)] replaced or impregnated by silica/calcite) — fossil

Fossilized bone fragment (probable mammalian tooth or bone)

Mineralized bone, commonly hydroxyapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(OH)] replaced or impregnated by silica/calcite

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Schist (Schist; commonly mica schist, composed chiefly of muscovite/biotite mica with quartz and feldspar) — metamorphic

Schist

Schist; commonly mica schist, composed chiefly of muscovite/biotite mica with quartz and feldspar

Greenstone / Metabasalt (Chlorite schist or Epidiorite) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Metabasalt

Chlorite schist or Epidiorite

Greenstone (Protolith: Basaltic rock) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Protolith: Basaltic rock