Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Category
Browse mineral precipitate (anthropogenic context) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Calcified / Silicified Wood
Sodalite
Sodalite: Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
(Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Arsenopyrite
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Pink Marble or Rose Quartz (Likely Pink Marble based on carving texture)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Limestone Gravel
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron oxide staining (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Larimar
Pectolite (a blue variety of Pectolite)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Lepidolite on Pegmatite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Amazonite (likely mixed with other feldspars/minerals)
Amazonite is a variety of Microcline, which is a tectosilicate mineral, formula KAISi3O8. The mixed beads could include other feldspars or quartz.
Chakra Stone Tower (Composite Multi-Mineral)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide composite (SiO2) with various inclusions
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite matrix
Basalt (SiO2 with Ca/Mg/Fe silicates) on a Mineral Matrix
Charoite
Charoite, K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·H2O
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Ferruginous Quartz-Arenite
River Cobble (likely Basalt or Greenstone)
Mafic Igneous Rock (with possible chloritic alteration)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Sandstone
Arenite (mostly Quartz-based)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with hematite/iron oxide coating)
Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
Basalt with Calcite Veining
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Arfvedsonite (often mistakenly sold as Astrophyllite)
Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2]
Dumortierite Quartz (Blue Quartz)
Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 (Aluminum Boro-silicate included in Quartz)
Dumortierite Quartz
Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 (inclusion in SiO2)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Sandstone (Calcareous Sandstone)
Calcareous Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with CaCO3 cement)
Black Beauty Meteorite
NWA 7034 (Northwest Africa 7034)
River Cobble (likely Siltstone or Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Milky Quartz/Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)