Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (occurring as a rolled clast) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Garden Quartz (Lodolite)
Quartz with inclusions (SiO2 + various inclusions such as Chlorite, Hematite, or Feldspar)
Epidote with Quartz
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Granite Pebble (Weathered)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (variety of Quartz - SiO2)
Angelite
Anhydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4)
Granular Sandstone
Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Psilomelane (Manganese Ore)
Psilomelane (Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Mica Schist
Muscovite/Biotite Schist
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Silicate/Secondary Copper Mineral)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with accessory minerals)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Iron-stained Quartz (Gossan/Limonite-coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Gold in Quartz Matrix
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2)
Copper Nugget
Native Copper (Cu)
Peridot
Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)