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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

Amber (Succinite) — Organic Mineral

Amber

Succinite

Organic Mineral

Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite-rich Metabasalt) (Greenschist / Epidosite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))) — metamorphic

Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite-rich Metabasalt)

Greenschist / Epidosite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Unakite (Unakite (altered granitic rock)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (altered granitic rock)

Siltstone with Concretion (Siltstone (composed of hydraulic silicates and quartz particles)) — sedimentary

Siltstone with Concretion

Siltstone (composed of hydraulic silicates and quartz particles)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Amber (in Matrix/Shale) (Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineral

Amber (in Matrix/Shale)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Porphyry (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt) (Porphyritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Porphyry (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt)

Porphyritic Igneous Rock

Yellow Ochre / Limonite (Limonite (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Yellow Ochre / Limonite

Limonite (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Chrysocolla in Matrix (Hydrated copper silicate - (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Matrix

Hydrated copper silicate - (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and magnesium inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and magnesium inclusions

Fuchsite (Chrome Mica) (Cr-bearing Muscovite - K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Fuchsite (Chrome Mica)

Cr-bearing Muscovite - K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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

Chert (Flint Pebbles)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Lace Agate (with Amethyst Geode center) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony) — mineral

Blue Lace Agate (with Amethyst Geode center)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony

Chert (Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)) — Mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Fuchsite in Quartz (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) containing Chromium + Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Fuchsite in Quartz

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) containing Chromium + Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (with Arkose characteristics) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Arkose characteristics)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)

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

Chert (Mudstone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate mixture including Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate mixture including Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Shale) — mineral

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Shale

Chert with Quartz Veins (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Veins

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix

Shale or Argillite (Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)) — Sedimentary or Metamorphic (low-grade)

Shale or Argillite

Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)

Sedimentary or Metamorphic (low-grade)

Chalcedony (Agate/Chert variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate/Chert variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Greenstone (Epidosite) (Epidosite (Metamorphosed Basalt/Diabase)) — metamorphic

Greenstone (Epidosite)

Epidosite (Metamorphosed Basalt/Diabase)

Amber (Succinite (Organic Gemstone)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Organic Gemstone)

Amber / Copal (Organic resin, C10H16O) — mineral

Amber / Copal

Organic resin, C10H16O

Amber (Succinite) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Chert (often called Jasper or Flint) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Jasper or Flint)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)