Calamites (Fossil)
Calamites sp. (Tracheophyta, Equisetopsida)
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Browse mineral like byproduct specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Calamites (Fossil)
Calamites sp. (Tracheophyta, Equisetopsida)
Moonstone with Black Tourmaline
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with Schorl inclusions
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Chert (with Limestone/Dolomite host)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Stone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrous Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Granodiorite / Granite
Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a common igneous rock)
Serpentine Jade (New Jade/Olive Jade)
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals) / Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 for Antigorite and Lizardite
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Quartz pebble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Undetermined Due to Blur (Possible Flesh-Tone Mineral)
Unknown (Insufficient Visual Clarity)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Vein
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Plutonic intrusion (SiO2/KAlSi3O8)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions (SiO₂)
Ferruginous Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Iron Oxides
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Quartz (with inclusions / Sandstone fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematoid Quartz
Ferruginous Quartz (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milk/Citrine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Composition typically contains Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or Biotite: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 along with Quartz and Feldspar)
Quartz Conglomerate
Quartz Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sulfur
Native Sulfur (S8)
Desert Rose (also known as Sand Rose)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) or Barite (BaSO4) with sand inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Ironstone (with Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Hematite Fe2O3)
Megalodon Shark Tooth Fossil
Otodus megalodon
Shale with Siltstone layering
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Mudstone/Shale)
Siltstone with Quartz Vein
Siltstone (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3)
Sandstone with Tafoni Weathering
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Shale
Shale (comprised mostly of clay minerals and quartz)