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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

Chert with Quartz Veining (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Veining

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Fossiliferous Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule (Fossiliferous Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Siltstone Concretion (Carbonate-cemented Siltstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Siltstone Concretion

Carbonate-cemented Siltstone Concretion

Wishing Stone (Basalt/Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite vein) (Carbonaceous Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein) — sedimentary

Wishing Stone (Basalt/Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite vein)

Carbonaceous Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein

Quartz Nodule / Agate Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Nodule / Agate Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Small rounded pebble, likely quartz-rich river stone (Indeterminate; likely quartz/chert-bearing lithic clast) — sedimentary

Small rounded pebble, likely quartz-rich river stone

Indeterminate; likely quartz/chert-bearing lithic clast

Limonite (Ironstone) (Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone)

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

Quartz Pebble (Water-worn Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartz Pebble (Water-worn Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite

Septarian Nodule (Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Limonite streaks)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Limonite streaks)

Chert with Weathered Rind (Flint/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Weathered Rind (Flint/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Botryoidal Quartz or Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Quartz or Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)) — igneous

Dalmatian Stone

Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), microcrystalline variety of quartz) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), microcrystalline variety of quartz

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

Flint / Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Yellow Chert / Agate) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Yellow Chert / Agate)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Yellow Quartz River Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Baroque Pearl (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Conchiolin)) — mineral

Baroque Pearl

Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Conchiolin)

Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Jasper and Basalt Pebble (Polymineralic lithic pebble) — igneous and sedimentary

Jasper and Basalt Pebble

Polymineralic lithic pebble

igneous and sedimentary

Red Jasper (Mookaite style) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Red Jasper (Mookaite style)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

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

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Chert Pebble with Inclusion (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble with Inclusion

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities

Banded Iron Formation (Jaspilite / Hematite Jasper) (SiO2 + Fe2O3 (Quartz with Hematite/Magnetite)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (Jaspilite / Hematite Jasper)

SiO2 + Fe2O3 (Quartz with Hematite/Magnetite)

Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate) (Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — Sedimentary Rock

Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate)

Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

Sedimentary Rock

Chert (specifically Green Chert/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Green Chert/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Quartz Geode / Druzy Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode / Druzy Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Carnelian Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Carnelian Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Claystone Concretion (Septarian Concretion (Ironstone-rich)) — sedimentary

Claystone Concretion

Septarian Concretion (Ironstone-rich)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite inclusions

Geode (Quartz / Chalcedony nodule) — sedimentary

Geode

Quartz / Chalcedony nodule

Carnelian (Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)

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

Flint

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Banded Agate (Onyx type) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Agate (Onyx type)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)