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Mineral (Synthetic)

Browse mineral (synthetic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Zincite

Opalite

Lead Feldspar

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Talc Schist / Soapstone (Talc (Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Talc Schist / Soapstone

Talc (Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)

Quartz Druze on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druze on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Carcharocles megalodon or similar extinct shark tooth) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharocles megalodon or similar extinct shark tooth

Botryoidal Prehnite (Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Tiger's Eye (Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite (SiO2)) — gemstone

Tiger's Eye

Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite (SiO2)

Sandstone with Quartz/Calcite druse (Arenite with druse (SiO2 or CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Quartz/Calcite druse

Arenite with druse (SiO2 or CaCO3)

Quartz (Druzy) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Druzy)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ruby (Raw Corundum) (Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces) — mineral

Ruby (Raw Corundum)

Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces

Vein-bearing metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist (Banded silicate rock; likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss with a quartz vein) — metamorphic

Vein-bearing metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist

Banded silicate rock; likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss with a quartz vein

Jasper Mushroom Carving (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper Mushroom Carving

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Vesicular basalt (likely iron-rich volcanic rock) (Basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine, with iron oxides) — igneous

Vesicular basalt (likely iron-rich volcanic rock)

Basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine, with iron oxides

Banded Sandstone (Beach Pebble) (Quartz Arenite Sandstone) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone (Beach Pebble)

Quartz Arenite Sandstone

Pegmatite (Pegmatite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Pegmatite

Pegmatite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Hematite (likely Botryoidal or Specularite variant) (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite (likely Botryoidal or Specularite variant)

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Hematite (Hematite (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)

Native Copper Nugget (Native Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper Nugget

Native Copper (Cu)

Geode (Calcite or Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Geode (Calcite or Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Blue Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Mixed rock and mineral specimens (Predominantly quartz-rich rocks, with a possible malachite-bearing specimen; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Mixed rock and mineral specimens

Predominantly quartz-rich rocks, with a possible malachite-bearing specimen; exact identification is uncertain from the image

Gneiss (Metamorphic Pebble) (Gneiss (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Metamorphic Pebble)

Gneiss (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)

Diorite (Diorite (Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock)

Diorite (Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Granodiorite (Granodiorite) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite

Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper or brecciated jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides and accessory chlorite/zeolite minerals) — mineral

Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper or brecciated jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides and accessory chlorite/zeolite minerals

Limonite with Quartz (Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH₂O with SiO₂) — mineral

Limonite with Quartz

Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH₂O with SiO₂

Greenstone / Epidosite (Epidosite (primary minerals: Epidote and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Epidosite

Epidosite (primary minerals: Epidote and Quartz)

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

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)

Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment (Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment) — mineral

Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment

Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment

Epidote (Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))) — mineral

Epidote

Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))

Pegmatite (Feldspar and Quartz) (Pegmatite (KAlSi3O8 / SiO2)) — igneous

Pegmatite (Feldspar and Quartz)

Pegmatite (KAlSi3O8 / SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Granite Cobble (Granite) — igneous

Granite Cobble

Granite

Limonite Sandstone (Ferruginous Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Limonite Sandstone

Ferruginous Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)

Proustite (Proustite (Ag3AsS3)) — mineral

Proustite

Proustite (Ag3AsS3)