Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
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Browse mineral or sedimentary rock (with mineral inclusions) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Dalmatian Jasper
Feldspar porphyry (Microcline and Quartz with Arfvedsonite spots)
Jasper Agate (Carnelian Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Iron-Stained Quartzite
Recrystallized Meta-Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with miscellaneous inclusions
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (quartz arenite)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Limestone with Calcite
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Weathered)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite with inclusions
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
Sandstone (with vugs or solution cavities)
Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar with CaCO3 or SiO2 cement)
Black Limestone with Calcite Veining
Bituminous Limestone (CaCO3 with Organic Carbon inclusions)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Pink Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Fossiliferous Chert (with Brachiopod or Mollusk fragments)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions
Chalcedony Agate / Carnelian nodules in Matrix
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Gneiss (with Garnet)
Gneiss (Feldspar-Quartz-Biotite-Garnet Metamorphic Rock)
Green Aventurine (Green Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities), formula: SiO2
Chert / Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Flint, Chert, or Limestone)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock with secondary mineral fillings)
Emerald crystal in host rock
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Epidosite (Epidote-Quartz rock)
Epidote-rich hydrothermal rock
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Brecciated Agate / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions