Arfvedsonite (often mistakenly sold as Astrophyllite)
Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2]
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Browse mineral (pseudomorph) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Arfvedsonite (often mistakenly sold as Astrophyllite)
Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2]
Basalt Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt
Shale with Iron Oxide Staining
Fissile Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Blue Lace Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace minerals
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite
Quartz Druzy on Matrix (likely Agate or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions
Quartz with Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt containing Zeolite and Calcite inclusions
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Clay (as a rock-forming material)
Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand)
Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Cobble)
Gneiss
Blue Apatite
Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Blue Apatite
Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Sandstone (Green/Yellow Siltstone variant)
Arenite or Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with mineral staining)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with hematite/iron oxide coating)
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite-stained Siltstone
Ironstone (primarily Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Siltstone)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
Pegmatite (Granitic)
Granitic Pegmatite containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Tourmaline (Schorl)
Garnetiferous Quartzite (Garnet Gneiss Pebble)
Garnet-bearing Quartzite or Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss
Basalt with Amygdules
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Quartz (White/Milky Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)