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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 (specifically Jasper/Carnelian variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper/Carnelian variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Mudstone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper with Quartz Vein (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper with Quartz Vein

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Chalcedony (Agate) Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Ocean Jasper

Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Common Opal or Flint variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal or Flint variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert with Quartz Veins (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Veins

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tiger's Eye (SiO2 (Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite)) — mineral

Tiger's Eye

SiO2 (Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite)

Jasper (Red/Carnelian Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities) — mineral

Jasper (Red/Carnelian Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

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

Quartz (Chert / Agate / Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate Geode (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate Geode

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (SiO2) — Mineral

Agate

SiO2

Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes) — mineral

Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert with Chalcedony/Quartz Vug (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Chalcedony/Quartz Vug

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper), possibly rhyolite jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides and altered volcanic minerals) — mineral

Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper), possibly rhyolite jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides and altered volcanic minerals

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

Aventurine (Green Aventurine)

Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2)

Quartz and Mixed Sedimentary Rocks (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixed with various clastic sedimentary lithologies) — sedimentary

Quartz and Mixed Sedimentary Rocks

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixed with various clastic sedimentary lithologies

Bumblebee Jasper (Carbonate-rich volcanic sediment with arsenic and sulfur inclusions) — sedimentary

Bumblebee Jasper

Carbonate-rich volcanic sediment with arsenic and sulfur inclusions

Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline Feldspar Rhyolite) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Peralkaline Feldspar Rhyolite

Tumbled Chalcedony Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Tumbled Chalcedony Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (mixed iron hydroxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (mixed iron hydroxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline rhyolite with Arfvedsonite inclusions) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Peralkaline rhyolite with Arfvedsonite inclusions

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shale (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Shale

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (class) fossilized tooth) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (class) fossilized tooth

Chert Concretion (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Quartzite (Dyed) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — metamorphic

Blue Quartzite (Dyed)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — metamorphic

Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Limonite/Goethite Gossan (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron oxide)) — mineral

Limonite/Goethite Gossan

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron oxide)

Tree Agate (Dendritic Chalcedony (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Tree Agate

Dendritic Chalcedony (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)