Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)
Category
Browse mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species pyrope almandine garnet) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)
Schist
Mica Schist
Dalmatian Jasper
Feldspar porphyry (Microcline and Quartz with Arfvedsonite spots)
Stilbite
Stilbite (Hydrated calcium sodium aluminum silicate, NaCa4[Al9Si27O72]·28H2O)
Mixed collection of minerals and rocks (Jasper, Carnelian, Granite, and Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with varying impurities for silicates and igneous aggregates
Agate (specifically Botswana or Banded Agate variety)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Green-and-gold apatite-bearing rock, possibly epidote skarn
Apatite-group mineral, commonly fluorapatite (Ca₅(PO₄)₃F), with probable epidote and quartz; exact identification requires testing
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron oxides and assorted alteration minerals
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Translucent reddish-brown variety of Chalcedony
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 / K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety with Fuchsite inclusions - SiO2)
Quartz-bearing metamorphic rock, likely garnet-mica schist
Quartz–mica schist with probable garnet and iron-oxide minerals
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with impurities)
Limonite Concretion
Hydrated Iron Oxide-Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (a variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite series)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Quartz (Milky/Opaque variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Chondrichthyes fossil
Likely serpentine (serpentinite) pebbles
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile; commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, sometimes containing magnetite, chromite, and minor carbonate minerals
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (high Orthoclase Feldspar content)
Kyanite (Blue Kyanite)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Pyrite-rich Ore
Pyrite (FeS2) with secondary minerals
Ruby (Pinkish-Red)
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Larimar
Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (with Mica and Quartz)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)
Banded Agate (specifically Lace Agate type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Schist
Mica Schist
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Fuchsite/Mica)