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Mineral (Specifically A Mineraloid)

Browse mineral (specifically a mineraloid) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Shungite

Anatase

Sperrylite

Olenite

Buergerite

Hutcheonite

Celsian

Coal

Glauconite

Rock Salt

Baddeleyite

Talc

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

Chert (Jasper)

Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Flint

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Blue Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Cobalt/Copper)) — Synthetic (Man-made Glass)

Blue Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Cobalt/Copper)

Synthetic (Man-made Glass)

Peridotite (Dunite/Peridot Xenolith) (Peridotite (predominantly Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)) — igneous

Peridotite (Dunite/Peridot Xenolith)

Peridotite (predominantly Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod Mold (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix containing Brachiopoda fossil impressions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod Mold

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix containing Brachiopoda fossil impressions

Chert (variety Gray or Dark Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variety Gray or Dark Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Chocolate or Brown Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper (Chocolate or Brown Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite/Limonite)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite/Limonite)

Pebble (Lithic fragment / Water-worn rock) — sedimentary

Pebble

Lithic fragment / Water-worn rock

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz) - $SiO_2$) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz) - $SiO_2$

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions

Chert (and associated Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and associated Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Oyster Shell (Gryphaea or Crassostrea fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Oyster Shell

Gryphaea or Crassostrea fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Pink Granite (Alkali Feldspar Granite) (Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8)) — igneous

Pink Granite (Alkali Feldspar Granite)

Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline silicon dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline silicon dioxide, SiO2)

Jasper (Iron-stained Quartzite/Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper (Iron-stained Quartzite/Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) impurities

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silica with Hematite impurities), SiO2) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silica with Hematite impurities), SiO2

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Siltstone or Chert-based Jasper) (Silicon dioxide with hematite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper (Siltstone or Chert-based Jasper)

Silicon dioxide with hematite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite inclusions)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite inclusions)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper Conglomerate (Puddingstone) (Jasper Conglomerate (Siliceous Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Jasper Conglomerate (Puddingstone)

Jasper Conglomerate (Siliceous Sedimentary Rock)

Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Chert (Pink/Red variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Pink/Red variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pink Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) and Quartz (SiO2)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) and Quartz (SiO2)

Green Chert (Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Flint / Chert Nodules in Limestone (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Carbonate Rock) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert Nodules in Limestone

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Carbonate Rock

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Flint (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Flint (SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chert)) — sedimentary

Flint

SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (Quartz variety, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (Quartz variety, SiO2)

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) with iron inclusions