Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Category
Browse mineral on sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Raw selenite (gypsum)
Gypsum, CaSO₄·2H₂O; translucent variety selenite
Fluorite with Quartz coating
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite
Breccia Pebble
Sedimentary Breccia
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3 banding)
Galena
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Satin Spar Selenite
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sphalerite
Zinc Sulfide (ZnS)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (with minor weathering/pitting)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)
Zebra Jasper
Silicified sedimentary rock (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Shale
Laminated Mudstone
Iron-stained quartz (likely quartzite or quartz-rich rock)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining
Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite concretion)
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethite (FeO(OH))
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Conglomerate
Sedimentary Conglomerate
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Lithic)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 + impurities)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharocles megalodon or similar extinct shark tooth
Limonite
FeO(OH)·n(H2O)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Small white mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Hydrated ferric oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (with Concretion)
Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone
Aragonite Star Cluster (Cross-section)
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Shale
Argillite / Shale
Shale (sub-type: Carbonaceous Shale)
Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Vein-filled Sedimentary Rock
Silicified sedimentary rock with quartz/calcite vein
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Limonite (Limonitic Sandstone)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide ($FeO(OH)·nH_2O$)