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Mineral Variant

Browse mineral variant specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Eltyubyuite

Buergerite

Emerald in Matrix (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities) — gemstone

Emerald in Matrix

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

Magnetite (Lodestone variant potential) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Lodestone variant potential)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Quartz (Milky variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky Variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky Variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine (Quartz variant) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Citrine (Quartz variant)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Chalcedony (Dyed Agate and Citrine-style Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Chalcedony (Dyed Agate and Citrine-style Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sheen Obsidian (Volcanic glass (SiO2 with inclusions)) — igneous

Sheen Obsidian

Volcanic glass (SiO2 with inclusions)

Agate (Turtle Carving) (Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Silica, SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Turtle Carving)

Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Silica, SiO2)

Grey Jasper (Tumbled Quartz variant) (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Grey Jasper (Tumbled Quartz variant)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (Chert (variant of microcrystalline quartz)) — Sedimentary

Chert

Chert (variant of microcrystalline quartz)

Biological Bone (Patella/Knee) (Patella (part of the Human Skeletal System)) — Organic Structure (Not a Rock)

Biological Bone (Patella/Knee)

Patella (part of the Human Skeletal System)

Organic Structure (Not a Rock)

Chalk (Limestone variant) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk (Limestone variant)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartzite (specifically Milky Quartz variety) (Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (specifically Milky Quartz variety)

Quartz (SiO2)

Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Potassium Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Sandstone (Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)

Quartzite (Quartzite (High-purity SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (High-purity SiO2)

Quartz (Druzy or Chalcedony variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Druzy or Chalcedony variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Burmite) (Fossilized tree resin (Succinite variant)) — Organic mineraloid

Amber (Burmite)

Fossilized tree resin (Succinite variant)

Organic mineraloid

Red Sandstone (Clastic Sandstone (typically Quartz-rich with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Clastic Sandstone (typically Quartz-rich with Iron Oxide)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Desert Rose (Gypsum Rose) (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Desert Rose (Gypsum Rose)

Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Quartz (Clear/Smoky Geode fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Clear/Smoky Geode fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Greywacke) (Arenite / Greywacke Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke)

Arenite / Greywacke Sandstone

Epidosite with Quartz (Unakite-variant or Jasper) (Epidotized Metasomatite) — metamorphic

Epidosite with Quartz (Unakite-variant or Jasper)

Epidotized Metasomatite

Corundum (Sapphire variant) (Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (Sapphire variant)

Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)

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

Quartz (Milky Variant)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Magnetite (Lodestone variant) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Lodestone variant)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Serpentine (Serpentinite) (Hydrous magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine (Serpentinite)

Hydrous magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Tiger's Eye (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite pseudomorphs after Crocidolite) — Mineral

Tiger's Eye

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite pseudomorphs after Crocidolite

Rose Quartz / Iron-stained Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Rose Quartz / Iron-stained Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal) (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Labradorite ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite

(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8

Obsidian (Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)

Amazonite (K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Feldspar (Microcline variant)) — mineral

Amazonite

K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Feldspar (Microcline variant)

Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar) (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar)

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Quartz (Chert/Quartzite variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Chert/Quartzite variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tiger's Eye (dark/grey variant) (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — mineral

Tiger's Eye (dark/grey variant)

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz variant, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz variant, SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Greenstone Pebbles (Basalt/Diabase) (Metamorphosed Mafic Rock (Greenstone)) — metamorphic

Greenstone Pebbles (Basalt/Diabase)

Metamorphosed Mafic Rock (Greenstone)