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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

Zincite

Opalite

Opalite

Lead Feldspar

Lead Feldspar

Glauconite

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Halite

Sperrylite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Anatase

Brookite

Brookite

Talc

Talc

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Basalt with secondary mineral infilling) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Basalt with secondary mineral infilling

River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Basalt) (Quartzite (SiO2 as primary mineral)) — metamorphic

River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Basalt)

Quartzite (SiO2 as primary mineral)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — Metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicate mineral - SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicate mineral - SiO2)

Abalone Shell (Nacre) (Aragonite (CaCO3) - Biogenic Mineral) — mineral

Abalone Shell (Nacre)

Aragonite (CaCO3) - Biogenic Mineral

Jasper (Jasper (Silicate mineral, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicate mineral, SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus) (Otodus obliquus (Mineral: Fluorapatite)) — mineral

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)

Otodus obliquus (Mineral: Fluorapatite)

Aventurine (Tan/Cream colored) (Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — mineral

Aventurine (Tan/Cream colored)

Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)

Quartz Vein in Schist (Quartz (SiO2) in Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Schist

Quartz (SiO2) in Mica Schist

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Yellow Jade (often Serpentine or Dolomite) (Primarily Serpentine (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), though the term 'yellow jade' is also sometimes applied to varieties of true nephrite or jadeite.) — Mineral, often a rock given its aggregate nature

Yellow Jade (often Serpentine or Dolomite)

Primarily Serpentine (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), though the term 'yellow jade' is also sometimes applied to varieties of true nephrite or jadeite.

Mineral, often a rock given its aggregate nature

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Beads (likely glass or man-made material) (N/A (artificial material)) — Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen

Beads (likely glass or man-made material)

N/A (artificial material)

Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen

Granitic Pegmatite (Granitic Pegmatite (principally Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite

Granitic Pegmatite (principally Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, and Mica)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus) (Otodus sp. (calcium phosphate/hydroxylellite)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus)

Otodus sp. (calcium phosphate/hydroxylellite)

N/A (Non-Geological Specimen) — N/A

N/A (Non-Geological Specimen)

Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating) — mineral (man-made aura treatment)

Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating

mineral (man-made aura treatment)

Calamites (Calamites (Pith cast fossil)) — sedimentary

Calamites

Calamites (Pith cast fossil)

Granite Pebble (Salt and Pepper Granite) (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Granite Pebble (Salt and Pepper Granite)

Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)

Granite Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)) — Metamorphic

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Magnetic Sand Grain / Magnetite Pellet (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetic Sand Grain / Magnetite Pellet

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Vesicular Basalt with Pyrite (Basalt (MgFe2+)(Si,Al)2O6 containing FeS2 inclusions) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt with Pyrite

Basalt (MgFe2+)(Si,Al)2O6 containing FeS2 inclusions

Garnet (Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals)) — mineral

Garnet

Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals)

Himalayan Salt (Halite) (Halite (NaCl) with trace minerals) — mineral

Himalayan Salt (Halite)

Halite (NaCl) with trace minerals

Dyed Dragon Vein Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment) — mineral

Dyed Dragon Vein Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment

White Quartz Star (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz Star

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chrysocolla on Quartz/Rhyolite matrix (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral: (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla on Quartz/Rhyolite matrix

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral: (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Nephrite Jade (or Serpentine) (Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral tremolite-actinolite) or Serpentine Group minerals) — Mineral/Rock

Nephrite Jade (or Serpentine)

Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral tremolite-actinolite) or Serpentine Group minerals

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Lace Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace minerals) — mineral

Blue Lace Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace minerals

Blue Apatite (Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F

Milky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group minerals) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group minerals

Orbicular Granite (Orbicular Granitoid) — igneous

Orbicular Granite

Orbicular Granitoid

Malachite (Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2]) — mineral

Malachite

Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2]