Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite
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Browse mineral based alloy (anthropogenic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Granite Glacial Erratic
Intrusive Phaneritic Felsic Rock (Granite)
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (often containing Fayalite: Fe2SiO4)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Clear/Smoky Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Moss/Lichen Growth)
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Lithic Arenite)
Fluorite (Green Fluorite on Host Rock)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Polished turquoise cabochon
Turquoise, hydrous copper-aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Iron-Nickel Meteorite Fragment (Unclassified)
Iron-Nickel Alloy (Taenite and Kamacite)
Iron-Nickel Meteorite
Siderite (Meteoric Iron-Nickel alloy)
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Meteoric Iron-Nickel alloy)
Banded Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Tree Agate (or Moss Agate), faceted into a crystal tower
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Limonite (Bog Iron)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Vanadinite
Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)
Iron Meteorite
Iron-nickel alloy (primarily kamacite and taenite)
Zebra Jasper
Tumbled Opaque Chalcedony (SiO2)
Diamond
Natural Carbon (C)
Native Gold (in the form of jewelry)
Gold (Au)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone
Painted River Rock (likely Quartzite or Granite)
Quartzite or Granitic Gneiss (painted)
Likely chlorite-bearing schist (possibly greenschist)
Chlorite–quartz–mica schist; commonly contains muscovite/biotite and feldspar
Chrysocolla-bearing copper ore
Chrysocolla (hydrated copper phyllosilicate; commonly approximated Cu₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O), with possible malachite/limonite matrix
Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)
Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)
Sandstone Geode (Unbroken)
Siliciclastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed predominantly of Quartz, SiO2, with Feldspar and Clay minerals)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 nH2O