Tumbled yellow-green chalcedony or serpentine
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chrysoprase; alternative: serpentine-group mineral
Category
Browse mineral group specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Tumbled yellow-green chalcedony or serpentine
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chrysoprase; alternative: serpentine-group mineral
Likely epidote-bearing rock or weathered chalcopyrite specimen
Epidote-group mineral, possibly with chalcopyrite; identification uncertain from image
Likely serpentine and polished hematite
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite; hematite, Fe₂O₃
Phantom Quartz with Chlorite and Hematite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Chlorite group minerals and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate mineral); general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3
Serpentine (Healerite variety)
Serpentine group, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Greenstone / Epidosite
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock (Epidote-Chlorite group)
Polished green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite/lizardite, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile serpentine-group minerals
Likely serpentinite
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (such as antigorite or chrysotile)
Blue Apatite
Apatite Group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Fossilized bivalve shell (small cockle-type shell)
Bivalvia; exact species cannot be determined from the image
Epidote
Epidote Group (e.g., Clinozoisite, Epidote, Piemontite), Epidote formula: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Spinifex Textured Komatiite
Ultramafic Komatiite
Serpentinite
Serpentinite, a rock composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (approximately Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
Polished serpentine-rich stone
Serpentinite, primarily serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)
Blue apatite
Apatite-group phosphate, commonly fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Pink Garnet (likely Almandine or Rhodolite)
Garnet Group (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 to Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet
Garnet group species (likely Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet
Garnet Group (often Pyrope or Almandine); X3Y2(SiO4)3
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group, Nesosilicates (Complex chemistry, e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Likely serpentinite (greenstone pebble)
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (e.g., lizardite, chrysotile, or antigorite)
Serpentine-rich greenstone
Serpentinite, commonly dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile)
Serpentine-rich metamorphic rock
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite/lizardite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, possibly with talc, chlorite, magnetite, or carbonate
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite / Antigorite-Lizardite group (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Quartz/Feldspar Matrix
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)
Garnet Beads
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates, e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Tumbled serpentinite (likely)
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite/lizardite/chrysotile, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4, with accessory magnetite and possibly chromite
Polished serpentine pebble
Serpentinite; primarily serpentine-group minerals (e.g., antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)
Chondrite
Ordinary Chondrite (L or H group)
Chondrite Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (L or H Group)
Serpentinite (likely serpentine-rich rock)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile)
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Black Tourmaline in Quartz and Feldspar Matrix
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) with Quartz and Feldspar
Serpentinite
Serpentine group minerals ((Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Vesicular Basalt (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt (comprising plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene group minerals)
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock