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Mineral (Tectosilicate)

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

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Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Eltyubyuite

Buergerite

Dolomite

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

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

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

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gossanous Matrtix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxides (Limonite/Hematite)) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gossanous Matrtix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxides (Limonite/Hematite)

Likely metallic mineral specimens (Probably native iron or iron oxide/hydroxide material; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Likely metallic mineral specimens

Probably native iron or iron oxide/hydroxide material; exact identification requires testing

Mineral and Rock Collection (Assorted) (Mixed collection including Quartz (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities), Rose Quartz, and Aventurine) — mineral

Mineral and Rock Collection (Assorted)

Mixed collection including Quartz (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities), Rose Quartz, and Aventurine

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class) fossil) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class) fossil

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Limonite (Ironstone) (Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone)

Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Larimar (Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))) — mineral

Larimar

Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))

Limonite (Iron-rich Gossan/Laterite) (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron-rich Gossan/Laterite)

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)

Raw Garnet Fragment (Nesosilicate Group (e.g., Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Raw Garnet Fragment

Nesosilicate Group (e.g., Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Limonite (Limonitic Sandstone) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide ($FeO(OH)·nH_2O$)) — sedimentary

Limonite (Limonitic Sandstone)

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide ($FeO(OH)·nH_2O$)

Quartz Geode/Druzy Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz Geode/Druzy Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Coarse-grained gray metamorphic rock, likely gneiss (Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss (probable)) — metamorphic

Coarse-grained gray metamorphic rock, likely gneiss

Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss (probable)

Dendritic sandstone (Sandstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites) — sedimentary

Dendritic sandstone

Sandstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite; FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite; FeO(OH)·nH2O

Native Copper (Native Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper

Native Copper (Cu)

Clear Quartz (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Purple/Blue variety) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (Purple/Blue variety)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Sandstone (Banded) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Banded)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Banded) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Banded)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Granite (Gneissic / Weathered Pebble) (Felsic intrusive igneous rock (Granite)) — igneous

Granite (Gneissic / Weathered Pebble)

Felsic intrusive igneous rock (Granite)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Diorite (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss) (Gneiss (complex silicate composition)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss)

Gneiss (complex silicate composition)

Limonite (Yellow Ochre) (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Yellow Ochre)

Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — Mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Schist (Mica Schist (Metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (Metamorphic rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (unstructured hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides, often FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (unstructured hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides, often FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Gossan (Limonite/Ironstone) (Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Gossan (Limonite/Ironstone)

Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Gossan (with Limonite/Hematite coating) (Ferruginous Gossan (Fe2O3·nH2O / Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Gossan (with Limonite/Hematite coating)

Ferruginous Gossan (Fe2O3·nH2O / Fe2O3)