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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

Eltyubyuite

Peat

Paracelsian

Black Shale

Petrified Wood

Banalsite

Hemimorphite

Mica

Shattuckite

Skarn

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Honey-colored chert or flint fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-rich chert) — sedimentary

Honey-colored chert or flint fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-rich chert

Mother of Pearl (Nacre) (Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix) — mineral

Mother of Pearl (Nacre)

Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Quartz-rich chalcedony (likely silicified rock) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly silicified limestone or jasper) — mineral

Quartz-rich chalcedony (likely silicified rock)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly silicified limestone or jasper

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Mosasaur Tooth Fossil (Mosasauridae (likely Prognathodon or Mosasaurus)) — fossil

Mosasaur Tooth Fossil

Mosasauridae (likely Prognathodon or Mosasaurus)

Fossilized trilobite (Trilobita; likely an enrolled asaphid or phacopid trilobite) — fossil

Fossilized trilobite

Trilobita; likely an enrolled asaphid or phacopid trilobite

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony or chert pebble with iron-oxide staining (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly a weathered chert or flint nodule) — sedimentary

Chalcedony or chert pebble with iron-oxide staining

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly a weathered chert or flint nodule

Iron Slag (Ferrous Slag (Silicate/Oxide mixture)) — industrial byproduct (anthropogenic)

Iron Slag

Ferrous Slag (Silicate/Oxide mixture)

industrial byproduct (anthropogenic)

Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble) (Sedimentary rock fragment) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble)

Sedimentary rock fragment

Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock, likely gneiss (Gneiss; composition commonly quartz (SiO₂), feldspars, biotite/hornblende, and minor accessory minerals) — metamorphic

Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock, likely gneiss

Gneiss; composition commonly quartz (SiO₂), feldspars, biotite/hornblende, and minor accessory minerals

Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides and accessory minerals) — mineral

Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides and accessory minerals

Polished Ocean Jasper cabochon (Orbicular chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), commonly with feldspar, zeolites, and iron-oxide inclusions) — mineral

Polished Ocean Jasper cabochon

Orbicular chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), commonly with feldspar, zeolites, and iron-oxide inclusions

Speckled rounded stone, likely granite or granitic gneiss (Granite/granitic gneiss; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica or amphibole) — igneous

Speckled rounded stone, likely granite or granitic gneiss

Granite/granitic gneiss; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica or amphibole

Unidentified gray-brown stone (Likely fine-grained quartz–feldspar rock; exact identification is not possible from this close, blurred image) — mineral

Unidentified gray-brown stone

Likely fine-grained quartz–feldspar rock; exact identification is not possible from this close, blurred image

Chondrite Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite (Fe-Ni alloy, Olivine, Pyroxene)) — Mineral

Chondrite Meteorite

Ordinary Chondrite (Fe-Ni alloy, Olivine, Pyroxene)

Chakra Tumbled Stone Set (Various (including Amethyst [SiO2], Sodalite [Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2], Green Aventurine [SiO2], Red Jasper [SiO2], etc.)) — Mineral

Chakra Tumbled Stone Set

Various (including Amethyst [SiO2], Sodalite [Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2], Green Aventurine [SiO2], Red Jasper [SiO2], etc.)

Green Opal (Prase Opal) (SiO2 · nH2O (Hydrated Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Green Opal (Prase Opal)

SiO2 · nH2O (Hydrated Silicon Dioxide)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Rhodonite (Rhodonite ((Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg,Ca)SiO3)) — metamorphic

Rhodonite

Rhodonite ((Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg,Ca)SiO3)

Sandstone with Ironstone Concretion (Arenite with Ferruginous Cement) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Ironstone Concretion

Arenite with Ferruginous Cement

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood) (Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic matter)) — Sedimentary (with some aspects of mineral replacement)

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)

Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic matter)

Sedimentary (with some aspects of mineral replacement)

Tumbled chert or flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely brown chert/flint) — sedimentary

Tumbled chert or flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely brown chert/flint

Fossil Shell (Invertebrate fossil (Mollusca)) — fossil

Fossil Shell

Invertebrate fossil (Mollusca)

Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) inclusions

Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock) (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)

Diorite

Dinosaur Fossil (Skull) (Dinosauria fossilis (Petrified Hydroxyapatite / Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary

Dinosaur Fossil (Skull)

Dinosauria fossilis (Petrified Hydroxyapatite / Calcium Carbonate)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment) (Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax genus)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)

Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax genus)

Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Fossilized tooth, likely mammalian molar (Indeterminate Mammalia; mineralized dentine and enamel) — fossil

Fossilized tooth, likely mammalian molar

Indeterminate Mammalia; mineralized dentine and enamel

Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Gravel / Limestone Fragment (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Gravel / Limestone Fragment

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock

Tiger's Eye (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with crocidolite inclusions), SiO2) — gemstone

Tiger's Eye

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with crocidolite inclusions), SiO2

River Siltstone / Mudstone Pebble (Siltstone (composed of mixed silicate and carbonate minerals)) — sedimentary

River Siltstone / Mudstone Pebble

Siltstone (composed of mixed silicate and carbonate minerals)

Crushed Granite and Quartz Gravel (Composite Igneous and Silicate Rock Aggregate) — igneous

Crushed Granite and Quartz Gravel

Composite Igneous and Silicate Rock Aggregate

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

Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite

Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)