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Graphite (Carbon, C)
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Browse mineral on sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Feldspar
Triclinic or Monoclinic Tectosilicate (e.g., KAlSi3O8)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Shale with Iron Staining
Fissile Mudrock (Sedimentary Rock)
K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
Orthoclase / Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Ironstone
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Shale
Lutaceous sedimentary rock
Pitted Sedimentary Rock / Cupstone
Sedimentary rock with weathering pit (arenite / sandstone)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
River Rock / Stream Pebble
Fluvial Clast / Rounded Sedimentary Particle
Banded Sedimentary Rock (Wishbone Stone / Banded Quartzite or Limestone)
Silicified limestone or banded sedimentary rock with mineral veins
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Quartz-veined Sedimentary Rock
Hydrothermally veined Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 veins in Matrix)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)
Banded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal composition)
Mica (Muscovite or Biotite)
Sheet silicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Quartz and Mixed Sedimentary Rocks
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixed with various clastic sedimentary lithologies
Red Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone
Pyrite cluster (iron pyrite)
Pyrite, FeS₂
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Fragmented Sedimentary Pebble
Clastic Sedimentary Specimen
Shale
Shale (claystone/mudstone)
Sandstone and Conglomerate pebbles
Sedimentary clastic rock
Calcite (Honey Calcite and Agate)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Mixed Gemstone and Mineral Collection
Mixed Silica and Carbonate minerals (SiO2, CaSO4·2H2O, etc.)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Apatite
Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Argillite / Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)