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Mineral Precipitate (Anthropogenic Context)

Browse mineral precipitate (anthropogenic context) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Eltyubyuite

Buergerite

Dolomite

Celestite (Celestine) (Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestite (Celestine)

Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)

Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities

Quartz Geode (Macrocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within a geode structure) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Macrocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within a geode structure

Tumbled Hematite (Hematite (Alpha iron oxide, Fe2O3)) — mineral

Tumbled Hematite

Hematite (Alpha iron oxide, Fe2O3)

Limonite (Iron Ore/Sandstone mixture) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often mixed with Goethite and sedimentary matrix) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore/Sandstone mixture)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often mixed with Goethite and sedimentary matrix

Quartz Geode in Sedimentary Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a limestone/dolostone host) — mineral

Quartz Geode in Sedimentary Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a limestone/dolostone host

Ironstone Concretion (Siderite / Hematite-bearing Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Siderite / Hematite-bearing Sedimentary Rock

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ferruginous Sandstone (Quartz grains with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Ferruginous Sandstone (Quartz grains with Iron Oxide cement)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite (Iron-rich Siltstone / Sandstone base) (Hydrous ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite (Iron-rich Siltstone / Sandstone base)

Hydrous ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Bumblebee Jasper (technically a type of Agate/Anhydrite) (Calcite and Anhydrite with inclusions of Realgar and Orpiment (As2S3)) — sedimentary

Bumblebee Jasper (technically a type of Agate/Anhydrite)

Calcite and Anhydrite with inclusions of Realgar and Orpiment (As2S3)

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)

Amber in Matrix (Succinite (Carbon-based organic polymer)) — Organic (Sedimentary context)

Amber in Matrix

Succinite (Carbon-based organic polymer)

Organic (Sedimentary context)

Banded Iron Formation (Fragment) (Banded Iron Formation (BIF)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (Fragment)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Unidentifiable Rock Fragment — Uncertain

Unidentifiable Rock Fragment

Magnetite with Pyrite or Chalcopyrite inclusions (Magnetite (Fe3O4) with Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Magnetite with Pyrite or Chalcopyrite inclusions

Magnetite (Fe3O4) with Pyrite (FeS2)

Milky quartz (quartz crystal) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz (quartz crystal)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide / Bog Iron) (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — Mineral (Sedimentary context)

Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide / Bog Iron)

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Mineral (Sedimentary context)

Epidote and Quartz in Basalt (Epidote [Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)] in Metabasalt) — metamorphic

Epidote and Quartz in Basalt

Epidote [Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)] in Metabasalt

Amethyst Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety: Amethyst), SiO2) — mineral

Amethyst Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety: Amethyst), SiO2

Aragonite (Aragonite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite

Aragonite (CaCO3)

Quartz-veined breccia (Hydrothermal quartz–carbonate breccia; chiefly SiO₂ quartz with calcite/dolomite and altered host rock) — metamorphic

Quartz-veined breccia

Hydrothermal quartz–carbonate breccia; chiefly SiO₂ quartz with calcite/dolomite and altered host rock

Banded Iron Formation (Banded Iron Formation (BIF)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Yellow Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Yellow Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Red Jasper (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)) — mineral

Red Jasper

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)

Gold Nugget (Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Gold (Au)

Yellow Aventurine (Quartz variety (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Yellow Aventurine

Quartz variety (SiO2) with inclusions

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Amethyst Geode (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst Geode

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Honey Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz (Milky/Bull Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Bull Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian (Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian (Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz Vein Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Vein Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Raw selenite (gypsum) (Gypsum, CaSO₄·2H₂O; translucent variety selenite) — mineral

Raw selenite (gypsum)

Gypsum, CaSO₄·2H₂O; translucent variety selenite

Dendritic Jasper (SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)) — mineral

Dendritic Jasper

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Amethyst (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — gemstone

Amethyst

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)