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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

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic silicate rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic silicate rock)

Diorite (Intermediate plutonic igneous rock) — Igneous

Diorite

Intermediate plutonic igneous rock

Tiger's Eye (Rough) (Macrocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Crocidolite)) — mineral

Tiger's Eye (Rough)

Macrocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Crocidolite)

Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and silicate minerals) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and silicate minerals

Banded Chert (River Siltstone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (River Siltstone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Quartz Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)

Amber (Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — fossil

Amber

Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Amber (Succinite (specifically for Baltic Amber), Formula: C10H16O) — Organic Gemstone (often associated with Sedimentary sequences)

Amber

Succinite (specifically for Baltic Amber), Formula: C10H16O

Organic Gemstone (often associated with Sedimentary sequences)

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead or Projectile Point) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead or Projectile Point)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Chert/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shale (Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Shale

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

Chert (specifically Iron-stained River Cobble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Iron-stained River Cobble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Native Copper with Malachite and Chrysocolla (Native Copper (Cu) with Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2] and Chrysocolla [(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O]) — mineral

Native Copper with Malachite and Chrysocolla

Native Copper (Cu) with Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2] and Chrysocolla [(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O]

Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)) — mineral

Labradorite

(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin) — mineral

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic silicate with secondary mineral inclusions)) — Igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic silicate with secondary mineral inclusions)

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

Banded Calcite (often sold as Mexican Onyx or Aragonite)

Calcite/Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (often called Flint for dark variants) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint for dark variants)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite) (Anyolite (Combination of Corundum and Zoisite)) — metamorphic

Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)

Anyolite (Combination of Corundum and Zoisite)

Iolite (Cordierite) (Cordierite (Magnesium Aluminum Silicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18) — mineral

Iolite (Cordierite)

Cordierite (Magnesium Aluminum Silicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18

Moonstone (Adularia (Potassium Aluminum Silicate, KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Moonstone

Adularia (Potassium Aluminum Silicate, KAlSi3O8)

Iolite (Cordierite (Magnesium iron aluminium silicate)) — mineral

Iolite

Cordierite (Magnesium iron aluminium silicate)

Peach Moonstone (Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate), KAlSi3O8) — mineral

Peach Moonstone

Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate), KAlSi3O8

Jadeite Jade (NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)) — metamorphic

Jadeite Jade

NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)) — metamorphic

Jadeite

NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Tiger's Eye (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Tiger's Eye

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)

Silty Sand / Loam (Unconsolidated Clastic Sediment (Silicon Dioxide / Alumino-silicates mixture)) — sedimentary

Silty Sand / Loam

Unconsolidated Clastic Sediment (Silicon Dioxide / Alumino-silicates mixture)

Manganese-coated Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock with Manganese Oxide (often Pyrolusite or Psilomelane)) — sedimentary

Manganese-coated Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock with Manganese Oxide (often Pyrolusite or Psilomelane)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Quartz Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — mineral

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Blue Slag Glass (Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)) — igneous (man-made/industrial)

Blue Slag Glass

Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)

igneous (man-made/industrial)

Common Opal / Chert (Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O) or Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Common Opal / Chert

Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O) or Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (Complex Silicate Rock)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (Complex Silicate Rock)

White Topaz (Topaz [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2]) — mineral

White Topaz

Topaz [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2]

Sandstone (Fluvial Pebble) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Fluvial Pebble)

Arenite

Tiger's Eye (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron inclusions)) — Mineral

Tiger's Eye

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron inclusions)