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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

Brookite

Talc

Talc

Eltyubyuite

Eltyubyuite

Paracelsian

Paracelsian

Banalsite

Banalsite

Sodalite

Sodalite

Albite

Albite

Hemimorphite

Hemimorphite

Mica

Mica

Shattuckite

Shattuckite

Skarn

Skarn

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope) (Silicate Mineral (Group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 where X=Mg, Fe, Mn and Y=Al, Fe, Cr)) — mineral

Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope)

Silicate Mineral (Group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 where X=Mg, Fe, Mn and Y=Al, Fe, Cr)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineralological

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

mineralological

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Jasper (Jasper / Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper / Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Blue Chalcedony (Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz - SiO₂)) — Mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz - SiO₂)

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

Fancy Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

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

Chert (Jasper/Mudstone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Galena (Lead Sulfide (PbS)) — mineral

Galena

Lead Sulfide (PbS)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Chert (varieties include Flint)) — Sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Chert (varieties include Flint)

Banded Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Jasper-Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Agate (Jasper-Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or iron oxide inclusions

Brown Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brown Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — Mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (Black Chert or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Chert or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Zebra Jasper (Jasper (variety of Quartz/Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Zebra Jasper

Jasper (variety of Quartz/Chalcedony), SiO2

Quartz (Microcrystalline/Gravel) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Microcrystalline/Gravel)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Red/Brown Variety) (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus Iron Oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Jasper (Red/Brown Variety)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus Iron Oxide impurities)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Iron-stained or Milky)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Chert (with Limonite staining) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limonite staining)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic glass, primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic glass, primarily SiO2)

Jasper Shard / Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper Shard / Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities) — sedimentary

Banded Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities

Banded Flint (Polished Stripe Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chert) — sedimentary

Banded Flint (Polished Stripe Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chert

Satin Spar (Selenite) (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O) — mineral

Satin Spar (Selenite)

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O