Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral like byproduct (often mistaken for igneous rock or meteorite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)
Banded Sandstone (Differential Weathering)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (a variety of coal, predominantly carbon)
Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite Point)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Moonstone (bead form)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) - a variety of Orthoclase Feldspar
Tree Agate (Dendritic Agate/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Manganese or Iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions
Blue Star Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (complex metamorphic silicate rock)
Gneiss (Schistose)
Gneiss
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Silicified Sandstone / Orthoquartzite with Liesegang rings
Flowerstone
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Sandstone with Hematite/Goethite cement (SiO2 + FeO(OH))
Agate Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities
Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Shale with Pyrite
Clastic sedimentary rock containing Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Blue Zircon
Zirconium Silicate (ZrSiO4)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)
Basalt with Weathering Crust
Extrusive mafic volcanic rock
Basalt with Amygdaloidal Inclusions
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granodiorite (Gneissic texture)
Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)
Epidote in Quartz
Quartz with Epidote inclusions (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) inclusions)
Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Vesicular Basalt (Fe-Mg rich extrusive volcanic rock)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities), formula: SiO2
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite / Gneiss Complex
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite) or High-grade Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)