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Mineral (Or Mineraloid If Microcrystalline)

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

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Shungite

Flower Jasper

Feather Jasper

Dendritic Jasper

Blue Jasper

Sperrylite

Brookite

Leopard Skin Jasper

Leopard Skin Jasper

Banalsite

Black Shale

Garnierite

Wulfenite

Chalcedony (likely agate/chert fragment) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) — mineral

Chalcedony (likely agate/chert fragment)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂

Chalcedony (gray-white agate) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) — mineral

Chalcedony (gray-white agate)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper Cube (SiO2 (microcrystalline quartz)) — mineral

Red Jasper Cube

SiO2 (microcrystalline quartz)

Yellow Jasper (SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)) — mineral

Yellow Jasper

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Banded Agate (Dyed / Polished) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate (Dyed / Polished)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Dendritic Jasper (SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)) — mineral

Dendritic Jasper

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Chalcedony (Agate/Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Commonly known as Carnelian or Agate pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Commonly known as Carnelian or Agate pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Botryoidal/Agate nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Botryoidal/Agate nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)) — Mineral

Red Jasper

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Chalcedony (Yellow Jasper or Agate) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Yellow Jasper or Agate)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Black Chert (Chert (microcrystalline quartz)) — Mineral

Black Chert

Chert (microcrystalline quartz)

Agate (Grey Agate Slice) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Grey Agate Slice)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Grey Chalcedony (Tumbled Moon) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Grey Chalcedony (Tumbled Moon)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony Geode Fragment (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony Geode Fragment

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Mookaite variety likely) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (Mookaite variety likely)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions

Limonite and Goethite Iron Ore (Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite and Goethite Iron Ore

Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Yellow Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Agate (SiO2 (Silicon dioxide, cryptocrystalline quartz)) — mineral

Agate

SiO2 (Silicon dioxide, cryptocrystalline quartz)

Petrified Wood / Fossilized Wood (Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood / Fossilized Wood

Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline Quartz-feldspathic Rock (Arfvedsonite-bearing)) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Peralkaline Quartz-feldspathic Rock (Arfvedsonite-bearing)

Chalcedony (Agate / Quartz Beach Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate / Quartz Beach Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite on Sandstone (Iron Oxyhydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) on Quartz Sandstone) — sedimentary

Limonite on Sandstone

Iron Oxyhydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) on Quartz Sandstone

Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone (Arfvedsonite/Albite Microquartz)) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Dalmatian Stone (Arfvedsonite/Albite Microquartz)

Greenstone / Serpentinite (Serpentine-group / Altered Mafic Rock) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Serpentinite

Serpentine-group / Altered Mafic Rock

Geode / Fossilized Gastropod or Shell Cast (Silicon dioxide (Quartz) replacement / fossil mold) — sedimentary

Geode / Fossilized Gastropod or Shell Cast

Silicon dioxide (Quartz) replacement / fossil mold

Yellow Ochre (Limonite) (Limonite (FeO(OH)qnH2O)) — sedimentary

Yellow Ochre (Limonite)

Limonite (FeO(OH)qnH2O)

Chrysocolla (Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)

Chert (Septarian Concretion/Nodule) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2) with carbonate mineral veining) — sedimentary

Chert (Septarian Concretion/Nodule)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2) with carbonate mineral veining

Aventurine (Tan/Cream colored) (Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — mineral

Aventurine (Tan/Cream colored)

Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Polished Agate (Yellow/Grey Agate Pendant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Polished Agate (Yellow/Grey Agate Pendant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz / Chalcedony replacement)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz / Chalcedony replacement)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz / Chalcedony replacement of organic cellulose)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz / Chalcedony replacement of organic cellulose)

Limonite (Limonite (FeOO·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite

Limonite (FeOO·nH2O)

Bauxite (Aluminium ore (Hydrated aluminium oxides AlOx(OH)3-2x)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Aluminium ore (Hydrated aluminium oxides AlOx(OH)3-2x)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)