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Mineral (Silicate Replaced Organic Material)

Browse mineral (silicate replaced organic material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc

Talc

Eltyubyuite

Eltyubyuite

Peat

Peat

Paracelsian

Paracelsian

Black Shale

Black Shale

Banalsite

Banalsite

Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood

Hemimorphite

Hemimorphite

Mica

Mica

Shattuckite

Shattuckite

Skarn

Skarn

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chalky Flint Node) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalky Flint Node)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (fossilized resin)

Amber (Succinite) — Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite

Banded Chert (or River Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (or River Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Dendritic Agate (Tree Agate) (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Agate (Tree Agate)

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions

Tree Agate (or Moss Agate) (Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Tree Agate (or Moss Agate)

Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead)

Chert (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Botryoidal or Tumbled) (Chalcedony (SiO₂)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Botryoidal or Tumbled)

Chalcedony (SiO₂)

Chert (containing Fossil Mold) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (containing Fossil Mold)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Snowflake Obsidian (Vitreous volcanic silicate (SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)) — Igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Vitreous volcanic silicate (SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)

Fossilized Shark Teeth (Carcharhiniformes or Lamniformes species (common mineral: Fluorapatite/Ca5(PO4)3F)) — sedimentary (fossilized organic matter)

Fossilized Shark Teeth

Carcharhiniformes or Lamniformes species (common mineral: Fluorapatite/Ca5(PO4)3F)

sedimentary (fossilized organic matter)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Mookaite style) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper (Mookaite style)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Hematite inclusions

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Ferro-silicate Slag (Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)) — Mineral byproduct (Anthropogenic)

Ferro-silicate Slag

Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)

Mineral byproduct (Anthropogenic)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)

Peridot (Olivine) (Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Peridot (Olivine)

Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Travertine (Tufa) (Chemical Sedimentary Rock / Travertine (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Chemical Sedimentary Rock / Travertine (CaCO3)

Olivine (often within Peridotite) (Magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Olivine (often within Peridotite)

Magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike) (Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)) — Synthetic (Ceramic)

Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)

Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)

Synthetic (Ceramic)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Chert (Jasper-like Silicate) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone with Vitrinite/Coal inclusions (Arenite with Carbonaceous inclusions) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Vitrinite/Coal inclusions

Arenite with Carbonaceous inclusions

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2 principal component)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 principal component)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Olivine (Peridotite) ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)) — igneous

Olivine (Peridotite)

(Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)

Concrete with Aggregate (Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)) — anthropogenic (human-made) sedimentary-like material

Concrete with Aggregate

Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)

anthropogenic (human-made) sedimentary-like material

Chert (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Nodular Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper or Agate (Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper or Agate (Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Calcite Onyx') (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Calcite Onyx')

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions

Shark Tooth Fossil (Otodus sp. (possibly Cretalamna)) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Otodus sp. (possibly Cretalamna)

Chrysotile Asbestos (Chrysotile [Mg3Si2O5(OH)4]) — mineral

Chrysotile Asbestos

Chrysotile [Mg3Si2O5(OH)4]

Travertine (Tufa) (Chemical Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Chemical Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite with inclusions (Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite with inclusions

Quartzite