Conglomeratic gravel / pebble-rich concrete-like rock
Polymictic conglomerate (likely an unconsolidated gravel surface; exact identification uncertain from the image)
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Browse mineral with artificial coating specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Conglomeratic gravel / pebble-rich concrete-like rock
Polymictic conglomerate (likely an unconsolidated gravel surface; exact identification uncertain from the image)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite/goethite-rich ironstone
Hydrated iron oxides, chiefly goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and limonite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Sphalerite in Matrix (Polished Point)
Zinc sulfide (Zn,Fe)S
Weathered copper-bearing sulfide rock (likely bornite/chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) and/or chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), with oxidation tarnish
Weathered brown rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly ferruginous sandstone or weathered volcanic rock
Quartz Druzy Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline igneous rock containing quartz, feldspar, and arfvedsonite
Botryoidal hemimorphite on matrix
Hemimorphite, Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂·H₂O, likely with associated quartz or calcite
Likely tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly a weathered quartzite or chalcedony pebble
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite/Goethite shell with Sandstone core)
Glacial erratic boulder, probably granite or granitic gneiss
Granite–gneiss; mainly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled green aventurine (probable)
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green mica/fuchsite or chlorite inclusions
Citrine (Heat-Treated Amethyst)
Quartz (SiO2)
Likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate; possibly biotite granite or gneiss
Hematoid Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide Inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Unknown metallic sulfide-bearing rock, possibly chalcopyrite or bornite
Tentative: chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂) or bornite (Cu₅FeS₄)
Orange chalcedony or weathered quartz pebble
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-oxide-stained chalcedony
Dyed Blue Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Banded Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Dyed Blue Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dyed Blue Quartzite
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with artificial colorants
Chrysocolla-bearing copper ore
Chrysocolla, hydrated copper phyllosilicate (approximately (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O), likely mixed with malachite and/or turquoise
River Rock (Mossy)
Stream-rounded Clast (likely Siltstone or Sandstone with bryophytes)
Chalcedony breccia (possibly agate with drusy quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with crystalline quartz and dark matrix/inclusions
Likely labradorite-bearing rocks
Labradorite, a plagioclase feldspar (approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈), possibly in mafic host rock
Botryoidal chalcedony (possibly common opal)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; pale portions may include hydrated silica opal, SiO₂·nH₂O
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky or iron-stained quartz
Quartz (Druzy) in host rock
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) as Quartz, with unspecified host rock components (likely silicates and iron oxides)
Quartz-rich pegmatite or quartz vein rock
Mostly quartz (SiO₂), with probable feldspar and iron-oxide staining
Sandstone (Iron-stained Pebble)
Sandstone (Quartz/Hematite dominated)
Likely quartz crystal fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Orange Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartz Druzy (on Calcedony/Quartz base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Quartz (likely dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly oxidized basalt or laterite
Indeterminate; likely iron-oxide-bearing mafic rock (basaltic composition)
Quartz-rich mineral specimen, possibly druzy quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with minor calcite or feldspar
Weathered pegmatitic granite or feldspar-rich metamorphic rock
Quartz–feldspar rock, likely granitic pegmatite; exact identification requires testing