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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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Fluorite (specifically Blue John or Banded Fluorite) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (specifically Blue John or Banded Fluorite)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Pegmatite (Igneous Pegmatite) — igneous

Pegmatite

Igneous Pegmatite

Blue Apatite (Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) (Calcium phosphate with Fluorine, Chlorine, or Hydroxyl)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) (Calcium phosphate with Fluorine, Chlorine, or Hydroxyl)

Rhodochrosite with Quartz (Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rhodochrosite with Quartz

Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Garden Quartz (Lodalite) (Silicon Dioxide with various mineral inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Garden Quartz (Lodalite)

Silicon Dioxide with various mineral inclusions (SiO2)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Carcharodon / Otodus fossilized tooth (Calcium Phosphate / Hydroxyapatite)) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharodon / Otodus fossilized tooth (Calcium Phosphate / Hydroxyapatite)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

Native Copper (Native Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper

Native Copper (Cu)

Granite (Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)

Quartz with Sulfide Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic mineral inclusions) — mineral

Quartz with Sulfide Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic mineral inclusions

Specular Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Pyrite on Quartz matrix (Iron Disulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pyrite on Quartz matrix

Iron Disulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gabbro (Water-Worn Pebble) (Gabbro (Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Gabbro (Water-Worn Pebble)

Gabbro (Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Granitic Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Granitic Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Fuchsite (Chromium-rich Muscovite Mica) — mineral

Fuchsite

Chromium-rich Muscovite Mica

Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion (Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion

Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Azurite with Malachite (Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2) — mineral

Azurite with Malachite

Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2

Epidote (Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))) — mineral

Epidote

Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))

Azurite in Matrix (Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)) — mineral

Azurite in Matrix

Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)

Lapis Lazuli ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2 (Complex silicate rock)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2 (Complex silicate rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (likely Granitic Gneiss) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (likely Granitic Gneiss)

Gneiss

Diorite (Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Granite (Granite (Mainly Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Mainly Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)

Limestone with Calcite Veins (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Veins

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)

Granite Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist) (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

Gneiss (Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)

Unidentified pale stone or mineral specimen (Indeterminate; possibly massive quartz, calcite, or a light-colored feldspathic rock) — mineral

Unidentified pale stone or mineral specimen

Indeterminate; possibly massive quartz, calcite, or a light-colored feldspathic rock

K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar / Pink Feldspar) (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar / Pink Feldspar)

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Quartz in Greenstone (Metamorphic rock with quartz vein (SiO2 / mixed silicates)) — metamorphic

Quartz in Greenstone

Metamorphic rock with quartz vein (SiO2 / mixed silicates)

Jade (likely Jadeite) (Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)) — Mineral

Jade (likely Jadeite)

Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)

Rock Specimen (Unclassified rock specimen) — sedimentary

Rock Specimen

Unclassified rock specimen

Copper Ore (Malachite, Azurite, and Chalcopyrite in Host Rock) (Copper-bearing polymetallic mineral aggregate (Cu-minerals)) — mineral

Copper Ore (Malachite, Azurite, and Chalcopyrite in Host Rock)

Copper-bearing polymetallic mineral aggregate (Cu-minerals)

Blue Apatite (Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)