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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

Common Opal in Host Rock (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineraloid

Common Opal in Host Rock

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Amber (Succinicum (Organic Gemstone - Resinite)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinicum (Organic Gemstone - Resinite)

Amber (Succinite (Carbon-based organic compound; approximate formula C10H16O)) — Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Carbon-based organic compound; approximate formula C10H16O)

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

Opal

Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Pearl (Biogenic Mineraloid) (Calcium carbonate (Aragonite) and Conchiolin, CaCO3) — mineral

Pearl (Biogenic Mineraloid)

Calcium carbonate (Aragonite) and Conchiolin, CaCO3

Bumblebee Jasper (Anhydrite-Aragonite mixture with Orpiment and Realgar) — mineraloid

Bumblebee Jasper

Anhydrite-Aragonite mixture with Orpiment and Realgar

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

Opal (Precious Opal)

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Obsidian (Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)

Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag) (Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives) — Mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)

Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives

Amber (Copal) (Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber (Copal)

Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Obsidian (black volcanic glass) (Obsidian; predominantly rhyolitic volcanic glass, mainly SiO₂ with minor feldspar, quartz, and iron oxides) — igneous

Obsidian (black volcanic glass)

Obsidian; predominantly rhyolitic volcanic glass, mainly SiO₂ with minor feldspar, quartz, and iron oxides

Likely obsidian (rough fragment) (Volcanic glass, predominantly silica-rich rhyolitic composition (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)) — igneous

Likely obsidian (rough fragment)

Volcanic glass, predominantly silica-rich rhyolitic composition (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)

Mahogany Obsidian (Obsidian (volcanic glass with hematite/magnetite inclusions)) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Obsidian (volcanic glass with hematite/magnetite inclusions)

Fire Opal (in Matrix) (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Fire Opal (in Matrix)

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Mahogany Obsidian (Volcanic glass (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions)) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Volcanic glass (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions)

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

Snowflake Obsidian

Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)

Amber (Succinite (a specific common type) or Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (a specific common type) or Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

Black Opal (Triplet) (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Black Opal (Triplet)

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Obsidian (Black Obsidian) (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian (Black Obsidian)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

White Opal (Common) (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

White Opal (Common)

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Common Opal (Potch) (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Common Opal (Potch)

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Amber (likely a small rough amber piece) (Fossilized plant resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a crystalline mineral) — gemstone

Amber (likely a small rough amber piece)

Fossilized plant resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a crystalline mineral

Yellow amber beads (Amber (fossilized tree resin; organic mineraloid, not a true mineral)) — gemstone

Yellow amber beads

Amber (fossilized tree resin; organic mineraloid, not a true mineral)

Yellow-orange amber (Fossilized tree resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a true mineral) — fossil

Yellow-orange amber

Fossilized tree resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a true mineral

Amber (polished piece) (Fossilized tree resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a true mineral) — gemstone

Amber (polished piece)

Fossilized tree resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a true mineral

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

Mahogany Obsidian

Obsidian (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (spherulitic Obsidian) - SiO2 (with Cristobalite inclusions)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (spherulitic Obsidian) - SiO2 (with Cristobalite inclusions)

Obsidian (Volcanic glass (silica-rich rhyolitic melt; primarily SiO₂)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass (silica-rich rhyolitic melt; primarily SiO₂)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (comprised primarily of SiO2)) — Igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (comprised primarily of SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (an FeO(OH)·nH2O mineraloid, not a true mineral due to variable composition)) — Mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (an FeO(OH)·nH2O mineraloid, not a true mineral due to variable composition)

Amber (Copal) (Succinate (Fossilized Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber (Copal)

Succinate (Fossilized Resin)

Amber / Copal (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineraloid

Amber / Copal

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Mahogany Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Natural White Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin - CaCO3) — mineraloid

Natural White Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin - CaCO3

Cullet Glass (Slag) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)) — Mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Slag)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)

Obsidian (Volcanic glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)

Obsidian (Volcanic glass) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass

Mahogany Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with Fe/Mg oxides)) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with Fe/Mg oxides)

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

Black Obsidian

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

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with Cristobalite inclusions)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with Cristobalite inclusions)