Rock Identifier

Category

Mineral (Or Mineraloid If Microcrystalline)

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

Jasper (Iron-rich) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Hematite) impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper (Iron-rich)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Hematite) impurities

Black Marble (Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Black Marble

Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Chert (Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Green Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (chromium-rich mica)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine (Green Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (chromium-rich mica)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (principally SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (principally SiO2)

Wishing Stone (Basalt/Greywacke with Quartz Vein) (Basalt or Siltstone with SiO2 (Quartz) hydrothermal intrusion) — igneous/sedimentary

Wishing Stone (Basalt/Greywacke with Quartz Vein)

Basalt or Siltstone with SiO2 (Quartz) hydrothermal intrusion

igneous/sedimentary

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

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Jasper (Quartz (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Quartz (SiO2) with impurities

Agatized Chert / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Agatized Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque Chert/Quartzite variety) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque Chert/Quartzite variety

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or limonite inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or limonite inclusions

Druzy Agate (Star-cut Geode Slice) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline and Macrocrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Druzy Agate (Star-cut Geode Slice)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline and Macrocrystalline Quartz

Agate with Quartz Druzy (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline and Macrocrystalline varieties) — mineral

Agate with Quartz Druzy

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline and Macrocrystalline varieties

Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite) (Iron oxide concretion (contains FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)

Iron oxide concretion (contains FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Mookaite Jasper (Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)

Jasper (likely a variety of Yellow or Mustard Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary (chemically precipitated mineral)

Jasper (likely a variety of Yellow or Mustard Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

sedimentary (chemically precipitated mineral)

Green Quartzite (with possible Epidote/Chlorite inclusions) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite (with possible Epidote/Chlorite inclusions)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Green Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite) — sedimentary

Green Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Natural or Cultured Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3) — Mineral (Organic)

Natural or Cultured Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3

Mineral (Organic)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (Dyed High-Grade Polished Slice) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2), Chalcedony crystal variety) — mineral

Agate (Dyed High-Grade Polished Slice)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2), Chalcedony crystal variety

Yellow Jasper (Mookaite style) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper (Mookaite style)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Hematite inclusions

Chert (Brecciated or Veined) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Brecciated or Veined)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone Concretion (Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)

Yellow Jasper (Limonite-stained Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper (Limonite-stained Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite inclusions

Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral / Sedimentary setting

Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral / Sedimentary setting

Limonite (after Pyrite Pseudomorph) (Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide Mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (after Pyrite Pseudomorph)

Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide Mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Chrysoprase (Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) with nickel inclusions; SiO2) — Mineral

Chrysoprase

Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) with nickel inclusions; SiO2

Agate (Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz)) — Mineral

Agate

Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz)

Green Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Brown Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brown Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Brecciated Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Brecciated Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Jasper (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Jasper (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

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

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or iron oxide inclusions

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint in this variation) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint in this variation)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides) — Mineral (Variety of Chalcedony)

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides

Mineral (Variety of Chalcedony)

Chert (and Jasper/Flint variant) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)