Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
Browse mineral (synthetic paper and ink polymorph) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossil Coral (Petoskey Stone / Favosites / Charlevoix Stone)
Hexagonaria percarinata / Favosites (Cnidaria)
Banded Iron Formation / Chert with Quartz Veining
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Limestone with Fossil Inclusions
Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
Opal (in Jewelry Setting)
Hydrated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)
Bituminous Coal
Organic-rich sedimentary rock (Complex hydrocarbons)
Coal (Anthracite/Bituminous)
Carbo fossilium (primarily Carbon)
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass/extrusive igneous rock)
Diamond (or Cut Gemstone / Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C)
Diamond (Faceted)
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Blue sapphire ring
Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), blue variety colored mainly by iron and titanium
Synthetic Faux Fur Fursuit
Polyacrylonitrile / Polyester (Synthetic Textile)
Limestone
Limestone (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon ≥ 86%)
Limestone
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Colorless faceted gemstone (likely cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia, ZrO₂ (synthetic zirconium dioxide); possibly synthetic glass or lab-grown diamond
Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata
Quartzite River Cobble
Quartzite (dominated by SiO2)
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Limestone
Sedimentary Rock (Primarily Calcite: CaCO3)
Porphyritic Diabase (Porphyry)
Porphyritic Diabase / Microgabbro
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Puddingstone (Conglomerate)
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); visual confirmation is unavailable
Graphite-rich schist (probable graphite ore)
Graphite schist; chiefly graphitic carbon (C) with quartz, mica, and possibly feldspar
Limestone with Calcite Crystals
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Green cabochon gemstone, likely aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz variety (SiO₂), including aventurine quartz or chalcedony
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Blue-beaded gemstone jewelry, likely lapis lazuli or dyed blue agate
Uncertain from the image; possible lazurite-bearing lapis lazuli (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S) or blue chalcedony (SiO₂)
Lapis Lazuli (in Matrix)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]S2 (Lazurite as the primary component)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
Rounded river cobble, likely weathered sandstone or quartz-rich metasandstone
Indeterminate sandstone; commonly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar, lithic grains, and iron-oxide cement
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Rounded granitic cobble
Granite or granitic gneiss; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica