Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
Browse mineral (specifically a variety of quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Caribbean Calcite
Calcium Carbonate with Aragonite (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite-rich variety)
Jasper Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Jasper Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with quartz/jasper clasts)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Belemnite Fossil (Guard)
Belemnoidea (Carbonate/Calcite replacement)
Mahogany Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions)
Quartz (Milky/Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz (Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal/Jasper variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Pink Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Red/Pink Jasper subtype)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garden Quartz (Lodalite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Yellow Chert
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
CaCO3 (principally Calcite or Aragonite)
Jasper containing fossilized inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities and biogenic inclusions
Quartz / Iron-Stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions/staining
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Green Jasper (with Quartz veining)
Jasper (Silica-rich microcrystalline variety of Quartz), formula: SiO2
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Gold-bearing Quartz
Lode Gold in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Larimar
Pectolite (a blue variety of Pectolite)
Rutilated Quartz (likely Citrine or Smoky Quartz with Rutile inclusions)
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Quartz with Rutile)
Banded Chert / Banded Jasper (likely a variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Quartz (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz River Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gabbro
Gabbro (mafic intrusive igneous rock)
Moonstone
Adularia or Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8), specifically with lamellar exsolution of albite and orthoclase.
Pink Botswana Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂), a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz and Chalcedony
Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Quartz (Prasiolite/Adventurine/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Tan/Brown variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Tan/Grey variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concretion or Geode (unbroken)
Varied (depending on mineral composition and cementing agent). For quartz-lined geodes, the scientific name of the dominant mineral would be Quartz (SiO2). For calcite-lined geodes, Calcite (CaCO3). Concretions are often composed of cryptocrystalline quartz (chert), calcite, or iron oxides.