Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
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Browse mineral precipitate (anthropogenic context) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Green Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstone
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Volcanic Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite Pebble
Felsic intrusive igneous rock (composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Feldspar-rich Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite (principally KAlSi3O8)
Hawk's Eye (Blue Tiger's Eye)
Quartz (fibrous crocidolite variety)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Rhodonite in Quartz Matrix
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Granite
Granite (dominated by Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary amygdule minerals (likely Epidote or Chlorite)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Vanadinite
Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)
Banded Agate (Lake Superior Agate variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Quartz Sandstone (K(Fe,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Sodalite (blue beads) and Clear Quartz (clear beads)
Sodalite: Na4Al3Si3O12Cl; Quartz: SiO2
Sandstone (with potential Arkose/Lithic characteristics)
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)
Iron-Stained Quartz (Riverside Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Microcline
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartzite with Dark Mineral Inclusions
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with accessory minerals
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone (Chemical formula: primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite)
Glauconite
Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Arsenopyrite
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Green Apophyllite
Fluorapophyllite-(K), KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O
Phantom Quartz (Chlorite Inclusion)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite (Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Greenschist
Chlorite Schist
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Quartz (Fieldstone/Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)