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Mineral Side Rock

Browse mineral side rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Rock Salt

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Siderite

Halite

Dolomite

Gypsum

Coal

Claystone

Serpentinite

Carbonatite

Skarn

Schist

Quartz Druzy (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druzy

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides and clay)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides and clay)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal component)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal component)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 composition primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 composition primarily)

Banded Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite Sandstone) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone

Quartz-rich Arenite Sandstone

Sandstone (lithic/quartz variant) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 predominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic/quartz variant)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 predominant)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)

Sandstone (lithic wacke/conglomerate mix) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic wacke/conglomerate mix)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Siltstone Pebble with Veining (Siltstone) — sedimentary

Siltstone Pebble with Veining

Siltstone

Sandstone or Weathered Conglomerate (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone / Lithic Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone or Weathered Conglomerate

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone / Lithic Arenite)

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Smoky Quartz and Chalcedony Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz and Chalcedony Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Lapis Lazuli (Low Grade) (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli (Low Grade)

Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2)

Sandstone pebble (Sandstone (mainly Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone pebble

Sandstone (mainly Quartz, SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Schist (Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Schist

Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions) — mineral

Iron-stained Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Sedimentary Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Ferruginous Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Sandstone with Iron Oxide

Ferruginous Sandstone

Moonstone (Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Moonstone

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Bauxite (Bauxite (Mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)

Sandstone and Gravel Aggregate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock / Quartzose Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone and Gravel Aggregate

Clastic Sedimentary Rock / Quartzose Sandstone

Milky Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen — N/A

Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Weathered iron-rich rock, likely limonite/goethite-bearing laterite (Limonite–goethite aggregate, commonly approximated as hydrated iron oxides (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)) — mineral

Weathered iron-rich rock, likely limonite/goethite-bearing laterite

Limonite–goethite aggregate, commonly approximated as hydrated iron oxides (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Sandstone (with Moss) (Quartz Arenite / Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Moss)

Quartz Arenite / Sandstone

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)

Sandstone (Lithic Sandstone / Greywacke) (Sandstone (SiO2 rich clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Lithic Sandstone / Greywacke)

Sandstone (SiO2 rich clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (Silicon Dioxide with various mineral cements)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Silicon Dioxide with various mineral cements)

Sandstone (Sandstone (Silicon dioxide, SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (Silicon dioxide, SiO2 based)