Geode half
Geode (often quartz/chalcedony based)
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Browse mineral composite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Geode half
Geode (often quartz/chalcedony based)
Black Sand (Magnetite/Heavy Mineral Concentrate)
Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Shark Tooth Fossil
Vertebrate fossilized tooth (various genera such as Carcharodon, Otodus, or Negaprion)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Chakra Crystal Bracelet
Mixed Mineral Assortment
Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. Na6Ca2Al6Si6O24(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Sodium aluminum silicate with sulfur (main component: Lazurite [(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2])
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)
Hemimorphite
Hemimorphite (Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O)
Yooperlite (Sodalite-bearing Syenite)
Sodalite-rich Syenite
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock
Gneiss
Gneiss
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Chrysocolla and Malachite Beads
Hydrated copper silicates (Chrysocolla) and Copper carbonate hydroxide (Malachite)
Lapis Lazuli (Low-grade)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex aggregate mainly of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]S2 (Lazurite component), a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Copper Ore Specimen
Cupriferous Rock / Malachite-bearing ore
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
Schist
Schist (various mineralogical compositions including mica, chlorite, talc, etc.)
Banded Gneiss (Variety of Gneiss)
Gneiss (specifically, a variety exhibiting prominent banding; mineral composition can vary, but often contains quartz, feldspar, mica, and amphibole)
Fossilized Gastropod / Coral
Phylum Mollusca / Cnidaria (Silicified or Calcified)
Kidney Stone
Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4·nH2O)
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper silicates ((Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Bauxite (Iron-stained Chert / Ironstone Aggregate)
Hydrous aluminum oxide mixture (mainly Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Goethite α-Fe3+O(OH))
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)
Bauxite (Pisolitic Bauxite)
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Given the appearance, it's likely a fragment of an igneous or metamorphic rock composed of multiple minerals. Without specific diagnostic features, it's difficult to give a common name other than 'crystalline rock fragment'. If pressed to guess based on the granular, somewhat light and dark speckled appearance, it could be a fragment of granite or a related intrusive igneous rock.
As a rock fragment, it does not have a single scientific mineral name; rather, it's a piece of a rock which is a combination of minerals. If it were granite, its main mineral composition would be quartz (SiO2), feldspar (e.g., KAlSi3O8 - orthoclase, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 - plagioclase), and mica (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - muscovite or K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 - biotite), among others.
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A complex rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)