Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
Browse mineral and sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Quartzite and Sandstone Pebbles
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Specular Hematite (on Schist/Matrix)
Hematite (Alpha-Fe2O3)
Optical Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Manganese-coated Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock with Manganese Oxide (often Pyrolusite or Psilomelane)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Puddingstone)
Red Shale
Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Dalmation Stone
Peralkaline Rock (mixed silicate minerals)
Sandstone
Arenite
Garnet (specifically Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a Geode
Howlite
Howlite (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sphalerite
Zinc Sulfide (Zn,Fe)S
Jasper (likely Polychrome or Mookaite variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and hydroxide inclusions
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Pyrite in Matrix (likely Quartz or Schist matrix)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety: Chalcedony
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Agate (Chert/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Fancy Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Blue Caribbean Calite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with trace Aragonite
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orbicular Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)