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Browse mineral and metamorphic rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Basalt with Desert Varnish (Mafic Volcanic Rock (Fe/Mg rich Silicate)) — igneous

Basalt with Desert Varnish

Mafic Volcanic Rock (Fe/Mg rich Silicate)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Greenschist (Greenschist) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist

Quartz Vein (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining) — mineral

Quartz Vein (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Sandstone with Quartz Vein (Arenite with SiO2 intrusion) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Quartz Vein

Arenite with SiO2 intrusion

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar with Quartz (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar with Quartz

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Sandstone (Painted) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Painted)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite) — Metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Yellow Quartzite (River Cobble) (Quartzite (mainly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (River Cobble)

Quartzite (mainly SiO2)

Agate (Common Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Common Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite) — Metamorphic rock

Quartzite

Quartzite

Metamorphic rock

Sandstone (lithic wacke) (Arenite / Lithic Wacke (mostly SiO2 with rock fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic wacke)

Arenite / Lithic Wacke (mostly SiO2 with rock fragments)

Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Lithic Sandstone) (Arenite / Wacke) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Lithic Sandstone)

Arenite / Wacke

Chrysocolla (Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)

Yellow Quartzite (Iron-stained) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (Iron-stained)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Yellow Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Orange Quartzite (or Aventurine Quartz) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Hematite or Goethite inclusions)) — metamorphic

Orange Quartzite (or Aventurine Quartz)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Hematite or Goethite inclusions)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni)3Si2O5(OH)4

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)

Ferruginous Quartzite (Red Sandstone/Quartzite) (Quartzite with Iron inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — metamorphic

Ferruginous Quartzite (Red Sandstone/Quartzite)

Quartzite with Iron inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Black Sand (Magnetite Sand) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Diamond (in a gold ring setting) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in a gold ring setting)

Carbon (C)

Diorite (Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Diorite)) — igneous

Diorite

Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Diorite)

Fuchsite Quartzite (Fuchsite-bearing Quartzite) — Metamorphic

Fuchsite Quartzite

Fuchsite-bearing Quartzite

Quartz with Muscovite Mica (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Quartz with Muscovite Mica

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)

Red Quartzite River Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)) — metamorphic

Red Quartzite River Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)

Quartzite (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Pink Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Pink Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Grey Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Grey Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Quartzite (Beach Pebble) (Quartzite (Composition: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Beach Pebble)

Quartzite (Composition: SiO2)

Unakite (or Epidotized Granite) (Epidotized Granite (Composition: KAlSi3O8, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH), SiO2)) — metamorphic

Unakite (or Epidotized Granite)

Epidotized Granite (Composition: KAlSi3O8, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH), SiO2)