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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

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Sandstone Concretion with Fossil Wood (Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion (SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion with Fossil Wood

Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion (SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass containing Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass containing Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)

Quartz vein in Host Rock (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Matrix) — metamorphic

Quartz vein in Host Rock

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Matrix

Porous Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Porous Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)

Quartz (Small Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Small Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

N/A - Image is non-geological (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or Polypropylene (PP)) — Synthetic material (Plastic/Polymer)

N/A - Image is non-geological

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or Polypropylene (PP)

Synthetic material (Plastic/Polymer)

Arfvedsonite in Matrix (Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2]) — mineral

Arfvedsonite in Matrix

Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2]

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (with banding/weathering) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with banding/weathering)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Gneiss (Banded Gneiss) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)

Gneiss

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide Fe2O3 cement)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite with Hematite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Hematite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble) (Arenite (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble)

Arenite (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose) (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose)

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Quartz Geode in Chert/Limestone Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary Host Rock) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode in Chert/Limestone Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary Host Rock

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite), CaCO3 (with conchiolin)) — mineral

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite), CaCO3 (with conchiolin)

Pyrite in Limestone (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Pyrite in Limestone

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite in Shaly Matrix (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Shaly Matrix

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Herkimer Diamond (Quartz (Silica - SiO2)) — mineral

Herkimer Diamond

Quartz (Silica - SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Iron Oxide)

Sandstone (Stream-rounded Cobble) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2, Silica)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Stream-rounded Cobble)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2, Silica)

Gravel or Crushed Stone (Fragmented Aggregate Stone) — sedimentary or igneous fragment

Gravel or Crushed Stone

Fragmented Aggregate Stone

sedimentary or igneous fragment

Citrine Quartz / Yellow Quartz Pebbles (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz / Yellow Quartz Pebbles

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian (Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony) — mineral

Carnelian (Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony

Turquoise (Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Quartz Geode (Crystalline Silica (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Crystalline Silica (SiO2)

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

Sunstone

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

Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)

Quartz Pebble (with probable inclusions or staining) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (with probable inclusions or staining)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)