Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
Browse mineral or sedimentary rock (with mineral inclusions) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ruby in Fuchsite
Corundum (Al2O3) in Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2)
Jasper (Red Jasper with Quartz veins)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly Quartz Sandstone)
White Chalcedony (likely Common Opal or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Jasper
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz grains)
Yooperlite (Sodalite-bearing Syenite)
Sodalite-rich Syenite
Piddock bored rock (likely Mudstone or Shale)
Ichnofossil (Gastrochaenolites borings) in Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock
Quartz Druzy on Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (River pebble)
Jasper / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet Schist
Garnet-bearing Mica Schist (variety of compositions, often Al2SiO5 with X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Peach Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Sandstone (specifically Lithic or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Hematite Fe2O3 staining)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar (K,Na)AlSi3O8, and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Banded Sandstone
Arenite with Liesegang banding
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Nodule (Mixture of Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Specular Hematite with Pyrite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Goethite (Iron Ore)
Goethite (FeO(OH))
Red Jasper (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Gneiss
Gneiss
Yellow Jasper (Limonite-stained Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite inclusions
Shale with Iron Oxide Staining
Fissile Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone (with potentially metamorphic or basaltic bands)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke
Quartz (variety of colors)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly Quartz with Hematite cementation)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite-stained Siltstone
Ironstone (primarily Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Siltstone)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)