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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

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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)

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)

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

Chalcedony (Botryoidal/Agate nodule)

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)

Polished brecciated jasper (Jasper; microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and dark mineral fragments) — metamorphic

Polished brecciated jasper

Jasper; microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and dark mineral fragments

Shale (Shale (Lutite)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Lutite)

Tumbled Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Tumbled Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper) (Siliceous microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide and other mineral orbicules; composition varies) — metamorphic

Orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)

Siliceous microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide and other mineral orbicules; composition varies

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

Limonite (Yellow Ochre)

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

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (Iron oxide-hydroxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (Iron oxide-hydroxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz) — metamorphic

Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Leopard Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Leopard Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Chalcedony Blend

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron oxides and other accessory minerals) — mineral

Tumbled orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron oxides and other accessory minerals

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineraloid / sedimentary organic material

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

mineraloid / sedimentary organic material

Bumblebee Jasper (Anhydrous Calcium Carbonate with Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)) — sedimentary

Bumblebee Jasper

Anhydrous Calcium Carbonate with Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)

Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — Mineral/Mineraloid within a rock matrix

Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Mineral/Mineraloid within a rock matrix

Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2

Small rough jasper and agate specimens (identification tentative) (Microcrystalline quartz: chalcedony, SiO₂; opaque varieties are commonly called jasper, while translucent or banded varieties are agate.) — mineral

Small rough jasper and agate specimens (identification tentative)

Microcrystalline quartz: chalcedony, SiO₂; opaque varieties are commonly called jasper, while translucent or banded varieties are agate.

Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper) (Silicified microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image) — mineral

Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)

Silicified microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image

Jasper (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Agate (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Agate

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Chert (Vuggy or Fossilliferous) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Vuggy or Fossilliferous)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Bone Chunk (Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (indeterminant)) — fossil

Fossilized Bone Chunk

Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (indeterminant)

Limonite Concretion (Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))

Limonite (Iron-rich Gossan/Laterite) (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron-rich Gossan/Laterite)

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)

Megalodon Shark Tooth (Otodus megalodon) — fossil

Megalodon Shark Tooth

Otodus megalodon

Dendritic Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Dendritic Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Septarian Concretion/Nodule)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2) with carbonate mineral veining