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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

Honey Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Banded Agate / Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate / Chalcedony

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue calcite (probable) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Blue calcite (probable)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Ferruginous Quartz (Quartz with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Quartz with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Carnelian (Carnelian (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with Hematite impurities)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with Hematite impurities)

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

Hematite

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)

Yellow Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Green) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral/Sedimentary

Jasper (Green)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral/Sedimentary

Green Chalcedony (Batu Akik) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Green Chalcedony (Batu Akik)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Agate Sphere (or Banded Jasper/Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Red Agate Sphere (or Banded Jasper/Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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)

Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

Chert or Flint (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert or Flint

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Chalcedony (Agate/Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Yellow Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Quartz / Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral / Metamorphic

Quartz / Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral / Metamorphic

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

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Malachite (Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)) — mineral

Malachite

Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)

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

Ferruginous Sandstone

Ferruginous Sandstone (Quartz grains with Iron Oxide cement)

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

Ironstone Concretion

Siderite / Hematite-bearing Sedimentary Rock

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

Weathered ironstone pebble (likely ferruginous concretion) (Iron-oxide-cemented concretion, commonly hematite (Fe₂O₃) and/or goethite (FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Weathered ironstone pebble (likely ferruginous concretion)

Iron-oxide-cemented concretion, commonly hematite (Fe₂O₃) and/or goethite (FeO(OH))

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

Pink calcite (likely manganoan calcite) (Calcite, CaCO₃; pink color commonly from manganese impurities) — mineral

Pink calcite (likely manganoan calcite)

Calcite, CaCO₃; pink color commonly from manganese impurities

Orange calcite (rough specimen) (Calcite, CaCO₃) — mineral

Orange calcite (rough specimen)

Calcite, CaCO₃

Blue calcite (Calcite (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Blue calcite

Calcite (CaCO₃)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz Drusy (on Geode Fragment) (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Drusy (on Geode Fragment)

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Banded Agate (Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Green Banded Agate

Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

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

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

Magnetite with Pyrite or Chalcopyrite inclusions

Magnetite (Fe3O4) with Pyrite (FeS2)

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)

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

Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)