Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Category
Browse mineral (variety of chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Vesicular Basalt
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Rock)
Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Greenstone with Epidote or Quartz Vein
Epidiorite or Metabasalt (composed largely of Chlorite, Epidote, and Amphibole)
Quartz (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 - a variety of actinolite, an amphibole mineral); Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 - a pyroxene mineral)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the green variety colored by chromium or vanadium
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rough Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with trace inclusions of dumortierite
Green Aventurine (likely)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fuchsitemica inclusions
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Sandstone (lithic wacke)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke (mostly SiO2 with rock fragments)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible trace fossils)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Serpentine (variety: Serpentine Rock)
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; formula generally (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Sandstone (Muddy/Silty Variety)
Arenite with high silt/clay content (clastic sedimentary rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate rock
Chert (often called Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Goethite and Hematite
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Basalt with Vesicles
Vesicular Basalt (comprising Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jade (likely Nephrite Jade based on appearance)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Demantoid Garnet on Matrix
Demantoid (variety of Andradite Garnet) - Ca3(Fe3+)2(SiO4)3
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile inclusions (TiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Banded Agate (often called Brown Agate or Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Agate/Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)