Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
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Browse mineral precipitate (anthropogenic context) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Basalt with Amygdule
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt) with Zeolite/Quartz Infill
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)
Granite (Thin Section)
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (typically quartz, feldspar, mica, amphibole composition)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of granitic composition)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Fluorite Tower
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Mixed Gemstone and Mineral Collection
Mixed Silica and Carbonate minerals (SiO2, CaSO4·2H2O, etc.)
Sandstone with Manganese Dendrites
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 based with MnO2 inclusions)
Vesuvianite (Idocrase)
Ca19(Al, Mg, Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH, F, O)10
Banded Sandstone (River Cobble)
Arenite Sandstone with heavy mineral layering
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Turquoise
Turquoise, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Gneiss (Cobble)
Gneiss
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Garden Quartz (Lodalite)
Silicon Dioxide with various mineral inclusions (SiO2)
Morganite and Aquamarine (Beryl) Bracelet
Beryllium aluminum silicate, Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Bicolor Quartz Tumble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Azurite with Malachite
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Azurite in Matrix
Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (foliated metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Gabbro (Water-Worn Pebble)
Gabbro (Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss