Specular Hematite
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Category
Browse mineral within a sedimentary rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Specular Hematite
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Limestone or Sandstone)
Chert (Jasper/Limonitic Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz (Milk Quartz / Massive Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nobule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Que Sera Stone (Llanite)
Rhyolite containing blue quartz and feldspar
Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Clear Quartz Cluster
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pumice
Pumicite (Amorphous glass with varying chemical composition, often rhyolitic)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Pebble (Jasper/Quartz variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Conglomerate (River Rock)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Grooved/Weathered)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Lithic fragments)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite/Limonite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz with Rutile Inclusions (SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions)
Gneiss
Gneiss (a rock type, not a specific mineral with a formula)
Hag Stone
Porous sedimentary rock (typically Flint, Chert, or Sandstone) with naturally occurring holes
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Raw Emerald in Schist Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) in Mica Schist
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Fossiliferous Shale (with Vertebrate Bones)
Laminated Mudstone containing Fossilized Bone (Apatite)
Schist
Mica Schist (Variable chemistry, often rich in muscovite and biotite)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary composition)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Schist (comprising Muscovite/Biotite mica, Quartz, and Feldspar)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Howlite
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Iron-stained Quartzite / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Blue Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)