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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

Porphyry (specifically Porphyritic Rhyolite or Andesite) (Porphyritic Igneous Rock (composed of Phenocrysts in an Aphanitic groundmass)) — igneous

Porphyry (specifically Porphyritic Rhyolite or Andesite)

Porphyritic Igneous Rock (composed of Phenocrysts in an Aphanitic groundmass)

Chert (specifically Black Chert or Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Black Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically White Chert or Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically White Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically White Chert or Novaculite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically White Chert or Novaculite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Ambergris (Physeter macrocephalus excreta (Ambergris)) — mineraloid / organic geological find

Ambergris

Physeter macrocephalus excreta (Ambergris)

mineraloid / organic geological find

Iron Slag (Ferrous Slag (Industrial Byproduct)) — mineraloid (anthropogenic byproduct)

Iron Slag

Ferrous Slag (Industrial Byproduct)

mineraloid (anthropogenic byproduct)

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

Chert (specifically Red Chert/Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (specifically Red Chert / Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Blue Chert/Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Blue Chert/Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically as a lithic artifact/projectile point) (Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically as a lithic artifact/projectile point)

Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material) (Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — Synthetic/Anthropogenic Mineraloid

Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)

Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Synthetic/Anthropogenic Mineraloid

Green Sea Glass (Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides) — mineraloid / anthropogenic (man-made origin)

Green Sea Glass

Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides

mineraloid / anthropogenic (man-made origin)

Sea Glass (Frosted Glass) (Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives) — Man-made material (Anthropogenic 'mineraloid')

Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)

Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives

Man-made material (Anthropogenic 'mineraloid')

Chert (specifically Zebra Chert/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Zebra Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Black Chert / Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Black Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (specifically Oolitic or Brecciated Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Jasper (specifically Oolitic or Brecciated Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Chert (specifically Red Chert/Jasper nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Red Chert/Jasper nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Red Chert / Jasper nodule) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Red Chert / Jasper nodule)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Red Chert/Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Red Chert/Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Tan Chert or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan Chert or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Gray/Banded Chert) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Gray/Banded Chert)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (specifically Chalky Limestone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3 / Calcite)) — sedimentary

Limestone (specifically Chalky Limestone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3 / Calcite)

Quartzite (Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)

River Stone (Quartzite Pebble) (Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

River Stone (Quartzite Pebble)

Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber; fossilized tree resin)) — Organic (Sedimentary-associated)

Amber

Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber; fossilized tree resin)

Organic (Sedimentary-associated)

Chert (specifically Gray/Tan Chert Node) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Gray/Tan Chert Node)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (specifically Green Jasper/Chert) (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper (specifically Green Jasper/Chert)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Chert Nodule/Flint) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Chert Nodule/Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (specifically Tufa or Travertine) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (specifically Tufa or Travertine)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Jasper (specifically Yellow Jasper and Red Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Chert (specifically Blue or Grey Chert/Flint) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Blue or Grey Chert/Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)