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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

Limonite/Ironstone (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite/Ironstone

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Common Opal (SiO2·nH2O (Hydrated Silicon Dioxide)) — mineraloid

Common Opal

SiO2·nH2O (Hydrated Silicon Dioxide)

Gold Sheen Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)) — igneous

Gold Sheen Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)

Polished mahogany obsidian (Volcanic glass; primarily silica-rich rhyolitic composition (approximately 70–75% SiO₂)) — igneous

Polished mahogany obsidian

Volcanic glass; primarily silica-rich rhyolitic composition (approximately 70–75% SiO₂)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Obsidian (Gold Sheen) (Obsidian (SiO2 + impurities)) — igneous

Obsidian (Gold Sheen)

Obsidian (SiO2 + impurities)

Mahogany Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Mahogany Obsidian (Volcanic glass containing Hematite or Magnetite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Volcanic glass containing Hematite or Magnetite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)

Bumblebee Jasper (Calcite with Arsenic and Sulfur inclusions) — sedimentary

Bumblebee Jasper

Calcite with Arsenic and Sulfur inclusions

Mahogany Obsidian (Volcanic glass containing Magnetite/Hematite) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Volcanic glass containing Magnetite/Hematite

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Mahogany Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass) (Obsidian; primarily amorphous volcanic silica glass, approximately SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition) — igneous

Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass)

Obsidian; primarily amorphous volcanic silica glass, approximately SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (Silica / SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (Silica / SiO2)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)

Opal (Hydrated silica (SiO2 "NH2O)) — mineraloid

Opal

Hydrated silica (SiO2 "NH2O)

Precious Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Precious Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Opal (Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineraloid

Opal

Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Fire Opal (in matrix) (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — Mineraloid

Fire Opal (in matrix)

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Yellow Ocher (Limonite) (Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Yellow Ocher (Limonite)

Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O

Precious Coral (Red Coral) (Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Precious Coral (Red Coral)

Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Amber (Copal) (Fossilized Tree Resin) — mineraloid

Amber (Copal)

Fossilized Tree Resin

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Opal (Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Opal

Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Amber (Succinates) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinates

Shungite (Carbon-rich mineraloid (Amorphous carbon)) — mineral

Shungite

Carbon-rich mineraloid (Amorphous carbon)

Shungite (Shungite (carbon-rich Precambrian mineraloid)) — mineral

Shungite

Shungite (carbon-rich Precambrian mineraloid)

Obsidian (volcanic glass), likely black obsidian (Rhyolitic volcanic glass; predominantly amorphous SiO₂) — igneous

Obsidian (volcanic glass), likely black obsidian

Rhyolitic volcanic glass; predominantly amorphous SiO₂

Obsidian (likely black obsidian) (Volcanic glass, predominantly rhyolitic to dacitic silica-rich melt; approximate composition ~70–75% SiO₂) — igneous

Obsidian (likely black obsidian)

Volcanic glass, predominantly rhyolitic to dacitic silica-rich melt; approximate composition ~70–75% SiO₂

Black obsidian (Volcanic glass, primarily rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)) — igneous

Black obsidian

Volcanic glass, primarily rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)

Tumbled black stone, likely obsidian (Obsidian — volcanic glass, chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition) — igneous

Tumbled black stone, likely obsidian

Obsidian — volcanic glass, chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition

Tumbled black obsidian (likely) (Volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic glass (SiO₂)) — igneous

Tumbled black obsidian (likely)

Volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic glass (SiO₂)

Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian (Obsidian — natural volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂) — igneous

Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian

Obsidian — natural volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2, approximately 70% or more)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2, approximately 70% or more)

Amber (Succinite (with a generalized formula of C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (with a generalized formula of C10H16O)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Amber (Raw) (Succinite (Fossilized Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber (Raw)

Succinite (Fossilized Resin)

Opal (Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — Mineral

Opal

Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Amber (Succinates (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinates (Fossilized Tree Resin)