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Mineral (Silicate Variety)

Browse mineral (silicate variety) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Brookite

Talc

Eltyubyuite

Paracelsian

Banalsite

Sodalite

Albite

Hemimorphite

Mica

Shattuckite

Skarn

Iron Meteorite (Meteoritic Iron (Fe-Ni alloy)) — meteorite

Iron Meteorite

Meteoritic Iron (Fe-Ni alloy)

Diorite (Dalmatian Stone variant) (Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (Medium to Fine-grained Diorite)) — igneous

Diorite (Dalmatian Stone variant)

Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (Medium to Fine-grained Diorite)

Green Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz / Common Opal Transition (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz / Common Opal Transition

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

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

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Limonite Sandstone (Ferruginous Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Limonite Sandstone

Ferruginous Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)

Likely polished black-and-white stone fragment (Indeterminate from image; possibly tourmalinated quartz, black-and-white jasper, or coated stone) — mineral

Likely polished black-and-white stone fragment

Indeterminate from image; possibly tourmalinated quartz, black-and-white jasper, or coated stone

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (complex silicate minerals including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (complex silicate minerals including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Weathered basaltic rock (probable basalt) (Basalt; fine-grained mafic silicate rock, commonly plagioclase + pyroxene ± olivine) — igneous

Weathered basaltic rock (probable basalt)

Basalt; fine-grained mafic silicate rock, commonly plagioclase + pyroxene ± olivine

Prehnite (Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

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

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)

Copper Ore / Altered Granodiorite (Cupriferous rock with silicate gangue) — mineral

Copper Ore / Altered Granodiorite

Cupriferous rock with silicate gangue

Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Tiger's Eye (often misinterpreted as Gold Ore in this context) (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye (often misinterpreted as Gold Ore in this context)

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Ocean Jasper (Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Ocean Jasper

Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)

Osumilite in Granite Matrix ((K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30) — mineral

Osumilite in Granite Matrix

(K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30

Diorite (Polished Tumble) (Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — Igneous

Diorite (Polished Tumble)

Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Mookaite Jasper (Radiolarite (Silica-rich sedimentary rock featuring Hematite and Goethite)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Radiolarite (Silica-rich sedimentary rock featuring Hematite and Goethite)

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Banded Agate (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Agate (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar / Pink Feldspar) (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar / Pink Feldspar)

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Blue Topaz (Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)) — gemstone

Blue Topaz

Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)

Biotite Schist (Biotite Mica Schist [K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2]) — metamorphic

Biotite Schist

Biotite Mica Schist [K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2]

Quartz with Epidote / Chlorite Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) — mineral

Quartz with Epidote / Chlorite Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)

White marble (likely calcitic marble) (Calcite-rich marble; primarily calcium carbonate, CaCO₃) — metamorphic

White marble (likely calcitic marble)

Calcite-rich marble; primarily calcium carbonate, CaCO₃

Chert (specifically Green Chert/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Green Chert/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Blue Zircon (Zircon (Zirconium Silicate - ZrSiO4)) — gemstone

Blue Zircon

Zircon (Zirconium Silicate - ZrSiO4)

Blue Zircon (Zircon (Zirconium Silicate), ZrSiO4) — gemstone

Blue Zircon

Zircon (Zirconium Silicate), ZrSiO4

Quartz with Mica (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz, SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Mica) — mineral

Quartz with Mica

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz, SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Mica

Garnet (Almandine or Spessartine likely) (Garnet Group Minerals (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3)) — Mineral

Garnet (Almandine or Spessartine likely)

Garnet Group Minerals (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3)

Serpentine (Serpentine group minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Chrysotile, Lizardite). Chemical formula: (Mg, Fe)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) — Mineral, often found as a rock (metamorphic)

Serpentine

Serpentine group minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Chrysotile, Lizardite). Chemical formula: (Mg, Fe)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄

Mineral, often found as a rock (metamorphic)

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

Howlite

Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Kaolinite (Chalky Clay) (Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)) — sedimentary

Kaolinite (Chalky Clay)

Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)

Larimar (Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))) — mineral

Larimar

Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))

Chrysocolla in Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) / Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla)) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Malachite

Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) / Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla)

Amazonite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Bumblebee Jasper (Anhydrous Calcium Carbonate with Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)) — sedimentary

Bumblebee Jasper

Anhydrous Calcium Carbonate with Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)