Limonite and Goethite (Ironstone)
Hydrous Iron Oxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Category
Browse mineral (or mineraloid if microcrystalline) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Limonite and Goethite (Ironstone)
Hydrous Iron Oxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Green Opal
Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O) with inclusions
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite mixed with Conchiolin), CaCO3
Sea Glass (Frosted Quartz/Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber
Succinurite (C10H16O)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic glass (Amorphous silicates)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)
Amber with Inclusion
Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Obsidian
Obsidian (principally SiO2 with MgO and Fe3O4)
Pearl (Cultured or Natural)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Green Opal (Prase Opal)
SiO2 · nH2O (Hydrated Silicon Dioxide)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); C10H16O (Variable organic compound)
Opalite
Synthetic glass (SiO2 + metal additions)
Snowflake Obsidian
Obsidian with Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)
Pink Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with Palygorskite inclusions
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Spherulites (SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide with trace impurities)
Precious Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Yellow Chalcedony (common opal or chert variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
Polished black stone, likely shungite
Shungite; carbon-rich mineraloid composed mainly of amorphous carbon, with silica and other minerals
Amber (likely raw amber)
Fossilized tree resin; organic mineraloid, commonly containing succinite (not a true mineral)
Golden Sheen Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2, >70%)
Small yellow-orange mineral fragment, likely amber or iron-stained quartz
Possibly amber (fossilized resin; organic mineraloid) or quartz (SiO₂)
Amber
Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Amber-bearing rough specimen
Fossilized plant resin (amber; organic mineraloid), commonly succinite
Tektite (likely Australite)
Tektite (no specific chemical formula as it's a natural glass of variable composition, mostly SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2)
Jade (likely Jadeite or Nephrite)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) or Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3 with Carotenoid pigments)
Red Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Mineraloid (predominantly Quartz grains with Iron Oxide cement)
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite
Polished black stone egg, probably black obsidian
Obsidian, a natural volcanic glass; composition primarily silica-rich glass (approximately SiO₂), with variable iron and other trace elements
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin), commonly succinite; organic mineraloid rather than a true mineral
Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin), commonly succinite; organic mineraloid rather than a true mineral
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Amber
Succinate (Succinite for Baltic varieties)
Amber
Succinite