Chert (Jasper variation)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (silicate replaced organic material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Jasper variation)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 variety)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous conglomerate
Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Inclusion
Basalt (containing Silicate minerals such as SiO2 and (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade (River Cobble)
Nephrite (Silicate mineral: Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Green Tourmaline
Verdelite (Silicate mineral); Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed Mineral Collection (with Titanium Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coatings and various silicates
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Gypsum (Wallboard/Drywall)
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Geode (Unopened)
Vug or Geode (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fossilized Crab Carapace (Concretion)
Decapoda (fossil), typically preserved in calcite or siderite concretion
Glauconite (Greensand)
(K, Na)(Fe3⁰, Al, Mg)₂(Si, Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Moqui Marbles
Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite/Goethite)
Fossilized Oyster Shell (Limestone/Coquina)
Crassostrea (Fossilized Bivalve), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Hawk's Eye (Blue Tiger's Eye)
Quartz (fibrous crocidolite variety)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Red Sandstone
Arenite with iron oxide (Hematite) cement
Sandstone Concretion
Arenaceous concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Hematite cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
River Jasper (Green Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (with formula approximately C10H16O)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals), formula varies e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Baroque Pearl
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Conchiolin)
Epidotite (Unakite-related Epidote)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with impurities), SiO2
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper / Chalcedony (SiO2)
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)