Fluorite, Sodalite, and Rose Quartz collection
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Sodium Aluminum Silicate with Chlorine (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2), Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral like byproduct (often mistaken for igneous rock or meteorite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fluorite, Sodalite, and Rose Quartz collection
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Sodium Aluminum Silicate with Chlorine (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2), Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Dendritic Agate (Tree Agate)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica impact glass)
Olivine (Peridotite/Dunite)
Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 within Peridotite
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Dendritic Siltstone
Siltstone with Manganese Dendrites (MnO2)
Concretion
Septarian Concretion (Clay-Ironstone Nodules)
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Iron-Nickel Alloy)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite Concretion
Vesicular Basalt with Epidote/Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 + Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock) with silica or calcite cement
Tektite
Natural impact glass
Silver Nuggets (Natural or Cast)
Native Silver (Ag)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Pink and Green Tourmaline (Tumbled)
Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Banded Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone/Mudstone with concretion)
Siltstone with Ferruginous Banding
Olivine in Basalt (Peridotite Xenolith)
Forsterite-rich Olivine (Mg2SiO4) in Aphanitic Basalt
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Dendritic Opal
Opalized Chalcedony with Manganese Inclusions (SiO2 · nH2O)
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Sandstone (with manganese staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (mica)
Chalcopyrite in Quartz (Gold Ore Matrix)
CuFeS2 (Chalcopyrite) with SiO2 (Quartz)
Olivine (Peridot when gem-quality)
Magnesium Iron Silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Olivine
(Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Asphalt Conglomerate
Artificial Bituminous Conglomerate
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Weathered garnet-bearing gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss with almandine garnet, chiefly Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Likely weathered basalt or iron-rich volcanic rock
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine with iron-oxide alteration
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Iron-Nickel Alloy)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss pebble
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Iron-Nickel Meteorite)
Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite concretion)
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethite (FeO(OH))
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Quartz with Mica inclusions (Gold-colored Mica)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (Phlogopite/Muscovite) inclusions