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Browse mineral specimen specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver) (Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).) — Man-made material (metal)

Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)

Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).

Man-made material (metal)

Yellow Banded Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Yellow Banded Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Gold Ore / Native Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Ore / Native Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Granite Cobble (Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar specimen)) — igneous

Granite Cobble

Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar specimen)

Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal) (Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)

Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) with Quartz (Banded Iron Formation, often composed of alternating layers of hematite (Fe2O3) or magnetite (Fe3O4) and chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) with Quartz

Banded Iron Formation, often composed of alternating layers of hematite (Fe2O3) or magnetite (Fe3O4) and chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)

Granite Cobble/Pebble (Granite) — Igneous

Granite Cobble/Pebble

Granite

Granite (Granite) — Igneous

Granite

Granite

Oolitic Limestone (Oolite (Sedimentary rock composed of CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Oolitic Limestone

Oolite (Sedimentary rock composed of CaCO3)

Granitic Pegmatite (Granite Pegmatite (typically containing Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Muscovite)) — Igneous

Granitic Pegmatite

Granite Pegmatite (typically containing Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Muscovite)

Chert (specifically Jasper/Carnelian Agate) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper/Carnelian Agate)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar) (Calcite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)

Calcite (CaCO3)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Celestine (or Celestite) (Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestine (or Celestite)

Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)

Quartz (in matrix) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — mineral

Quartz (in matrix)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Aragonite (variety 'Flos Ferri') (Aragonite (CaCO3)) — Mineral

Aragonite (variety 'Flos Ferri')

Aragonite (CaCO3)

Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — Mineral

Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Opal (Hydrous silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Opal

Hydrous silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)

Jasper and Quartz River Cobble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — Sedimentary / Metamorphic

Jasper and Quartz River Cobble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Sedimentary / Metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Aquamarine on Feldspar Matrix (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Aquamarine on Feldspar Matrix

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Calamites Fossil (Horsetail Stem) (Calamites (Genus), part of the class Equisetopsida) — sedimentary

Calamites Fossil (Horsetail Stem)

Calamites (Genus), part of the class Equisetopsida

Red Jasper (River Polished) (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary/mineral

Red Jasper (River Polished)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

sedimentary/mineral

Halite (Rock Salt) (Halite; NaCl (Sodium Chloride)) — Mineral

Halite (Rock Salt)

Halite; NaCl (Sodium Chloride)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Amazonite (Tumbled Chips) (Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite (Tumbled Chips)

Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions

Ruby in Fuchsite (often confused with Ruby in Zoisite) (Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Ruby in Fuchsite (often confused with Ruby in Zoisite)

Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Ferruginous Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Inclusion (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Inclusion (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Banded Gneiss (River Cobble) (Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)

Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fish Fossil in Limestone (Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone) — sedimentary

Fish Fossil in Limestone

Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)