Rock Identifier

Category

Mineral (Or Mineraloid If Microcrystalline)

Browse mineral (or mineraloid if microcrystalline) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Banded Iron Formation (Banded Iron Formation (BIF)) — Sedimentary Rock

Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Sedimentary Rock
Green Aventurine (Green Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine (Green Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica

metamorphic
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike) (Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)) — Synthetic (Ceramic)

Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)

Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)

Synthetic (Ceramic)
Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — mineral

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions

mineral
Quartz (River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Black Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Black Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

metamorphic
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Ocean Jasper

Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Jasper with Quartz vein (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper with Quartz vein

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

sedimentary
Wishing Stone (Gneiss or Basalt with Quartz Vein) (Gneiss or Metabasalt (with a Quartz or Calcite intrusion)) — metamorphic

Wishing Stone (Gneiss or Basalt with Quartz Vein)

Gneiss or Metabasalt (with a Quartz or Calcite intrusion)

metamorphic
Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert Pebble (Yellow Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]

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

Jasper with Quartz inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz (Chert/Chunky Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Chert/Chunky Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Banded Flint (Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Flint (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chalcedony Nodule (Carnelian/Agate) (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony Nodule (Carnelian/Agate)

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Jasper (Red/Brown Variety) (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus Iron Oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Jasper (Red/Brown Variety)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus Iron Oxide impurities)

sedimentary
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Chalcedony / Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony / Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Limonite with Opal infusion (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite) / SiO2·nH2O (Opal)) — mineral

Limonite with Opal infusion

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite) / SiO2·nH2O (Opal)

mineral
Chalcedony (Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

mineral
Carnelian (Carnelian (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (SiO2)

mineral
Yellow Ocher / Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)) — mineral

Yellow Ocher / Limonite

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)

mineral
Pink Coral (Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Pink Coral

Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

mineral
Banded Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Chalcedony (Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Blue Lace Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2) with trace inclusions) — mineral

Blue Lace Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with trace inclusions

mineral
Chert (concretionary/nodular variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with possible fossil or mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (concretionary/nodular variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with possible fossil or mineral inclusions

sedimentary
Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide with impurities (SiO2)) — Mineral

Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide with impurities (SiO2)

Mineral
Chert (with Limestone/Dolomite host) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone/Dolomite host)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper/Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Ocean Jasper

Orbicular Jasper/Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartzite with inclusions (Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite with inclusions

Quartzite

metamorphic
Agate (Lace Agate Geode Slice) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Lace Agate Geode Slice)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Agate (Agate (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Agate (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

mineral
Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Carnelian pebble) (Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Carnelian pebble)

Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

mineral
Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Sandstone (contains (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Sandstone (contains (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

sedimentary
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite) (Ironstone (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)

Ironstone (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)

sedimentary
Carnelian (Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Breciated Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Breciated Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

sedimentary