Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Category
Browse mineral like byproduct (often mistaken for igneous rock or meteorite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Green Quartzite (Tumbled)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone
Iron Meteorite (Campo del Cielo)
Iron Meteorite, Group IAB (FeNi Alloy: Kamacite and Taenite)
Gossanous Sandstone (likely Terrestrial)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide inclusions
Banded Sandstone
Arenite (with iron oxide banding)
Garnet (Pyrope-Almandine series)
Garnet Group, (Mg,Fe)3Al2Si3O12
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Arfvedsonite in Quartz
Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2] often hosted in Quartz or Feldspar
Sandstone (likely River-tumbled Picture Sandstone)
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Iron Meteorite (Candidate)
Iron Meteorite (Siderite)
Olivine (Peridotite)
(Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)
Dendritic sandstone
Sandstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites
Dendritic Agate (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese or Iron oxide inclusions
Moldavite
Tektite (Natural Silicate Glass)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite Concretion
Goethite-Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite-bonded Concretion
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Quartz sandstone with iron oxide cement)
Quartzite River Rock with Dendrites
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions
Weathered brown stone, likely basalt or iron-stained volcanic rock
Indeterminate; possibly vesicular basalt (mafic silicate rock)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous concretion (Fe2O3·nH2O)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Peridot in Basalt
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4) in Basalt
Sandstone Concretion
Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Olivine (Peridot)
Olivine Group (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Likely slag or metallic industrial byproduct
Unidentified iron-rich ferrous slag; possibly magnetite-bearing slag
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Ironstone / Calcite Concretion)
Sulfur (with Matrix)
Native Sulfur (S8)
Dendritic Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Ferruginous Sandstone with Ironstone Concretion
Goethite-rich Sandstone (FeO(OH))
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Rhyolite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Arfvedsonite)
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Scoria with Calcite Infills
Vesicular Basalt with secondary Calcification (CaCO3)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Auriferous Quartz or Pyritic Ore
Iron Pyrite (FeS2) or Native Gold (Au) in Matrix