Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse mineral pseudomorph specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
White Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock: Arenite
Quartz (Chatoyant or Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Satin Spar (Gypsum)
Hydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Selenite
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Basalt with Xenolith
Extrusive Igneous Rock containing Mantle Xenolith
Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Metamorphic Gneiss
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Fossilized Vertebra
Chordata fossil (Vertebra)
Sphalerite with Siderite and Pyrite
Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) with Iron Carbonate (FeCO3) and Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Granite with Epidote
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock with Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Pyrite (Fool's Gold) in Matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (Calcium Carbonate/Aragonite/Calcite)
Pyrite in Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated ferric oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Granite with Hematite staining
Granitoid (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Covellite
Covellite (CuS)
Schist (Micaceous)
Mica Schist
Chrysocolla on Quartz with Iron Oxides
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions (Limonite/Goethite)
Tree Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate)
Feldspar (likely Orthoclase or Plagioclase)
Tectosilicate Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 to (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Fluorite (likely Fluorite on Quartz/Matrix)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi₃O₈)
Bumblebee Jasper
Anhydrite with Sulfur, Hematite, and Orpiment (SiO2/CaSO4 mixture)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Malachite
Copper(II) carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Weathered granite-like rock
Granite, likely biotite-bearing; exact identification is uncertain from the image