Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Category
Browse mineral composite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Basalt
Basalt
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar-Mica composite)
Quartzite (or Quartz Slab)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Blue quartzite or blue aventurine glass-like aggregate
Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂ (identification uncertain from image)
Synthetic Zinc/Polycarbonate Composite (Bey-specimen)
Zinc Alloy (Zamak 3) with Polycarbonate (C15H16O2)n Overlay
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Opal (in Jewelry Setting)
Hydrated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)
Quartzite (Engineered Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement Bit)
Bitumen-bound aggregate (Petrochemical-bound composite)
Gastly (Trick or Trade Halloween Series)
Cellulose-carbonaceous composite (Lignocellulose laminated with pigmentary polymers)
Basalt
Basalt
Conglomerate
Polymictic Conglomerate
Freshwater Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite organic composite
Iron-Nickel Meteorite (Possible Chondrite or Oxidized Iron)
Siderite (Nickel-Iron) or Chondrite (Si/Fe composite)
Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock)
Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)
Pink Zebra Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Cultured Marble (Synthetic)
Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
Asphalt Chunk
Asphalt concrete
Asphalt aggregate (crushed stone in bitumen)
Artificial composite; predominantly crushed granite, basalt, limestone, and/or recycled aggregate bound by bitumen
Asphalt
Asphalt concrete (engineered material, not a naturally occurring rock/mineral in this form)
Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)
Basalt
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock)
Engineered Quartz Stone
Agglomerated Quartz (SiO2 + Polymer Resin)
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (Hematite, Red Jasper, and Chert/Tiger's Eye composite)
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (Hematite, Red Jasper, and Chert/Tiger's Eye composite)
Banded malachite cabochon
Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; the dark bands may be manganese-oxide or other sulfide-rich matrix, and could also indicate a composite or treated specimen
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (composite of Corundum Al2O3 and Zoisite Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (composite of Corundum [Al2O3] and Zoisite [Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)])
Geode with Quartz and possibly Jasper/Hematite
Quartz (SiO2) and Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2), possibly stained by iron oxides
Likely polished leopard-skin jasper or brecciated jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image alone
Polymictic breccia, possibly volcanic breccia
Polymictic clastic breccia; likely a matrix-supported breccia containing lithic fragments, quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals
White quartz in dark matrix (likely quartz-bearing breccia or polished composite specimen)
Quartz, SiO₂, in an unidentified dark silicate matrix
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins