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Mineral (Impactite)

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

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Suevite

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Eltyubyuite

Buergerite

K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar / Pink Feldspar) (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar / Pink Feldspar)

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Weathered rock with a tan mineral vein or inclusion (Indeterminate from the photograph; possibly a quartz- or feldspar-rich vein in dark metamorphic host rock) — metamorphic

Weathered rock with a tan mineral vein or inclusion

Indeterminate from the photograph; possibly a quartz- or feldspar-rich vein in dark metamorphic host rock

Small tan mineral or rock fragment (unidentified) (Indeterminate from the image; no diagnostic features are visible) — mineral

Small tan mineral or rock fragment (unidentified)

Indeterminate from the image; no diagnostic features are visible

Small amber-colored mineral fragment (identity uncertain) (Undetermined; appearance alone is insufficient for a reliable mineral identification) — mineral

Small amber-colored mineral fragment (identity uncertain)

Undetermined; appearance alone is insufficient for a reliable mineral identification

Small cylindrical mineral/stone fragment (Undetermined; the image is insufficient for reliable mineral identification) — mineral

Small cylindrical mineral/stone fragment

Undetermined; the image is insufficient for reliable mineral identification

Quartz-rich granite pebble (Granite, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica) — igneous

Quartz-rich granite pebble

Granite, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica

Small banded metamorphic rock fragment (Indeterminate foliated metamorphic rock; possibly mica schist or gneiss) — metamorphic

Small banded metamorphic rock fragment

Indeterminate foliated metamorphic rock; possibly mica schist or gneiss

Fossil shark tooth, likely sand tiger shark (Fossilized selachian tooth; possibly *Carcharias* or *Striatolamia*) — fossil

Fossil shark tooth, likely sand tiger shark

Fossilized selachian tooth; possibly *Carcharias* or *Striatolamia*

Shark Tooth Fossil (Carcharodon / Otodus fossilized tooth (Calcium Phosphate / Hydroxyapatite)) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharodon / Otodus fossilized tooth (Calcium Phosphate / Hydroxyapatite)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

Pegmatite (Feldspar and Quartz) (Pegmatite (KAlSi3O8 / SiO2)) — igneous

Pegmatite (Feldspar and Quartz)

Pegmatite (KAlSi3O8 / SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

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

Fluorite on Matrix

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Likely fluorite fragments

Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)

Copper Ore (Malachite, Azurite, and Chalcopyrite in Host Rock) (Copper-bearing polymetallic mineral aggregate (Cu-minerals)) — mineral

Copper Ore (Malachite, Azurite, and Chalcopyrite in Host Rock)

Copper-bearing polymetallic mineral aggregate (Cu-minerals)

Quartz-rich pegmatite (likely feldspar–quartz rock) (Granitic pegmatite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar, with possible mica and iron-oxide staining) — igneous

Quartz-rich pegmatite (likely feldspar–quartz rock)

Granitic pegmatite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar, with possible mica and iron-oxide staining

Vesicular basalt (likely iron-rich volcanic rock) (Basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine, with iron oxides) — igneous

Vesicular basalt (likely iron-rich volcanic rock)

Basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine, with iron oxides

Greenstone / Epidosite (Epidosite (primary minerals: Epidote and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Epidosite

Epidosite (primary minerals: Epidote and Quartz)

Green Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Quartz with Calcite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Quartz with Calcite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Ironstone / iron-oxide-rich rock fragment (Likely limonite/goethite-rich ironstone; exact identification is not possible from the image alone) — sedimentary

Ironstone / iron-oxide-rich rock fragment

Likely limonite/goethite-rich ironstone; exact identification is not possible from the image alone

Botryoidal chalcedony (likely common opal) (Silica, SiO₂; chalcedony is microcrystalline quartz, while opal is hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O)) — mineral

Botryoidal chalcedony (likely common opal)

Silica, SiO₂; chalcedony is microcrystalline quartz, while opal is hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O)

Tumbled basalt pebble (Basalt (fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-titanium oxides)) — igneous

Tumbled basalt pebble

Basalt (fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-titanium oxides)

Limonite Sandstone (Ferruginous Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Limonite Sandstone

Ferruginous Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)

Chakra Crystal Bracelet (Mixed Mineral Assortment) — gemstone

Chakra Crystal Bracelet

Mixed Mineral Assortment

River Stone (likely Basalt or Greywacke) (Basalt with mineral veining) — igneous

River Stone (likely Basalt or Greywacke)

Basalt with mineral veining

Weathered granite or granitic gneiss (Quartz–feldspar–mica granitic rock; possible biotite gneiss) — igneous

Weathered granite or granitic gneiss

Quartz–feldspar–mica granitic rock; possible biotite gneiss

Quartz-rich Diorite (Diorite (Phaneritic intermediate igneous rock)) — igneous

Quartz-rich Diorite

Diorite (Phaneritic intermediate igneous rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Granodiorite (Granodiorite) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite

Granite fragment (Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite fragment

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)

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

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss

Granite Cobble (Granite) — igneous

Granite Cobble

Granite

Granite (Granite (compositionally: Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (compositionally: Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)

Green glassy slag or manufactured glass bead (Noncrystalline silicate glass; likely industrial glass/slag, not a true mineral) — mineral

Green glassy slag or manufactured glass bead

Noncrystalline silicate glass; likely industrial glass/slag, not a true mineral

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed of feldspar, quartz, and mica)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed of feldspar, quartz, and mica)

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Native Copper in Basalt (Cuprum (with Host Basalt)) — igneous

Native Copper in Basalt

Cuprum (with Host Basalt)

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Likely granite (Granite, a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica) — igneous

Likely granite

Granite, a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica