Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
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Browse mineral (extraterrestrial) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Metallic iron meteorite (probable)
Iron meteorite, typically kamacite–taenite (Fe–Ni alloy)
Black Diamond (Carbonado)
Carbonado (Polycrystalline Diamond)
Chondrite Meteorite
Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)
Basalt
Extrusive igneous rock
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined Fe–Ni meteorite; possible ordinary chondrite or iron meteorite
Likely small metallic meteorite fragments
Unclassified iron or stony-iron meteorite; mineralogy cannot be confirmed from the image
Moldavite
Tektite (Amorphous Silica, SiO2 + Al2O3)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined; possible stony-iron or iron meteorite, commonly kamacite–taenite alloy
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Possible stony-iron meteorite or iron-oxide-rich terrestrial rock; exact identification requires testing
Meteorite (Chondrite)
Chondritic Meteorite (Undifferentiated extraterrestrial rock)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Peridot
Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Pallasite Meteorite
Pallasite (Stony-Iron Meteorite)
Iron meteorite candidate
Likely iron-rich meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron meteorite; confirmation requires testing
Tektite
Natural Impact Glass
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica natural glass, primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of pyroxene and calcium-rich plagioclase)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined stony-iron or iron meteorite; possible weathered iron meteorite
Ironstone (Limonitic Sandstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone (rich in Limonite: FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Faceted green gemstone, likely peridot
Olivine, gem-quality forsteritic olivine: (Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Olivine (likely Peridot variety)
Olivine Mineral Group (specifically Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series); Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Possible iron meteorite
Iron meteorite, likely an iron–nickel alloy (kamacite/taenite)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined meteoritic iron–nickel material; possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron meteorite
Iron-rich meteorite fragment (probable)
Unclassified meteoritic iron–nickel or stony-iron fragment
Likely iron meteorite fragment
Iron–nickel meteorite, commonly kamacite–taenite (Fe–Ni alloy)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified iron meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron oxide-rich meteorite
Peridot (Olivine)
(Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Likely metallic meteorite fragment
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite; possible stony-iron or iron meteorite
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Iron-Nickel alloy)
Small metallic meteorite-like specimen
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite candidate; possibly an ordinary chondrite or terrestrial slag
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Peridot
Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite fragment
Moldavite
Moldavite (Siliceous vitreous substance)
Iron-Nickel Meteorite (Possible Chondrite or Oxidized Iron)
Siderite (Nickel-Iron) or Chondrite (Si/Fe composite)
Peridot
Olivine (specific variety: gem-quality forsterite), (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Peridot
Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Peridot
Olivine (specifically, the gem-quality variety forsterite, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)