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Browse mineral description (anthropogenic material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Fluorite (Rainbow, Purple-Blue Tumbled) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — Mineral

Fluorite (Rainbow, Purple-Blue Tumbled)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen — N/A

Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen

Garden Quartz (Lodalite) (Silicon Dioxide with various mineral inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Garden Quartz (Lodalite)

Silicon Dioxide with various mineral inclusions (SiO2)

Gneiss (Cobble) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Cobble)

Gneiss

Fluorite Tower (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite Tower

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)

Sandstone (with Limonite staining) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Limonite staining)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Obsidian (Obsidian (volcanic glass, amorphous silica rich rock)) — Igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (volcanic glass, amorphous silica rich rock)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Green Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Granite (Granite (Mainly Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Mainly Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)

Diorite (Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist) (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

Granite Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)

Azurite with Malachite (Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2) — mineral

Azurite with Malachite

Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2

Azurite in Matrix (Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)) — mineral

Azurite in Matrix

Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)

Gneiss (specifically Granite Gneiss) (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically Granite Gneiss)

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Fossil Coral (Coral Limestone (a type of biogenic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Fossil Coral

Coral Limestone (a type of biogenic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone with Iron Concretion (Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Concretion

Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion

Greenschist (Chlorite Schist) (Greenschist (Metamorphic rock dominated by chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)) — metamorphic

Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)

Greenschist (Metamorphic rock dominated by chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)

Granite (Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock

Jade (likely Jadeite) (Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)) — Mineral

Jade (likely Jadeite)

Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)

Azurite Malachite (Mixed) (Azurite-Malachite; Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2) — mineral

Azurite Malachite (Mixed)

Azurite-Malachite; Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)) — Igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)

Granitic Pegmatite with Schorl Tourmaline (Granitic Pegmatite (Schorl: NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite with Schorl Tourmaline

Granitic Pegmatite (Schorl: NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)

Native Copper (Native Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper

Native Copper (Cu)

Bornite (Peacock Ore) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite (Peacock Ore)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Native Copper in Basalt (Cuprum (with Host Basalt)) — igneous

Native Copper in Basalt

Cuprum (with Host Basalt)

Quartz (Druzy) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Druzy)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock) (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)

Diorite

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Specular Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Pyrite on Quartz matrix (Iron Disulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pyrite on Quartz matrix

Iron Disulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite (Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite

Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)