Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
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Browse mineral (pseudomorph) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Sandstone
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Kaolinite (Chalky Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Chrysocolla and Azurite in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Chrysocolla - Cu2H2Si2O5(OH)4) and Copper carbonate (Azurite - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
Prehnite
Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Magnetite Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Fluorite (left), Sodalite (middle), Dumortierite/Tumbled Quartzite (right)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2), Aluminum Borosilicate (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz / Common Opal Transition
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Copper slag or vesicular basalt with copper minerals
Industrial slag / Basaltic matrix with secondary copper minerals
Fossil Snail Shell (Embedded in Resin)
Gastropoda fossil
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Hydrated magnesium iron silicate)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Calcite/Aragonite and Clay/Mudstone)
Polished granite
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Diorite
Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Granitic Pegmatite (Muscovite and Quartz)
Pegmatite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 / SiO2)
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzanous)
SiO2 (Quartz) with FeO(OH) (Goethite) or Fe2O3 (Hematite) coating
Quartz with Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mica group inclusions
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Nickel
Nickel (Ni)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade, predominantly SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Granite
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))