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Browse mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Tsilaisite

Tsilaisite

Spiderweb Jasper

Spiderweb Jasper

Mica

Mica

Lead Feldspar

Lead Feldspar

Maskelynite

Maskelynite

Liddicoatite

Liddicoatite

Sard

Sard

Kimzeyite

Kimzeyite

Knorringite

Knorringite

Zincite

Zincite

Willemite

Willemite

Plazolite

Plazolite

Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chrysocolla (Hydrated copper silicates (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Hydrated copper silicates (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Blue Lace Agate (with Amethyst Geode center) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony) — mineral

Blue Lace Agate (with Amethyst Geode center)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony

Agate (specifically Waterline or Onyx-type Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony) — mineral

Agate (specifically Waterline or Onyx-type Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony

Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Green Beryl) (Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Green Beryl)

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Tourmalinated Quartz (SiO2 with NaFe3+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 inclusions) — Mineral

Tourmalinated Quartz

SiO2 with NaFe3+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 inclusions

Greenschist (Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)

Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite-rich Metabasalt) (Greenschist / Epidosite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))) — metamorphic

Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite-rich Metabasalt)

Greenschist / Epidosite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))

Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite)) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite)

Red Vanadinite on Matrix (Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)) — mineral

Red Vanadinite on Matrix

Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)

Dinosaur Bone (Fossilized) (Permineralized Bone (CaCO3 or SiO2 after Hydroxylapatite)) — sedimentary

Dinosaur Bone (Fossilized)

Permineralized Bone (CaCO3 or SiO2 after Hydroxylapatite)

Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment) in Matrix (Elasmobranchii (subclass)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment) in Matrix

Elasmobranchii (subclass)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (Diamond (Pure Carbon - C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (Pure Carbon - C)

Diamond (Diamond (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (C)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Quartz (Water-worn Pebble) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Gold and Diamond (Native Gold (Au) and Diamond (C)) — mineral

Gold and Diamond

Native Gold (Au) and Diamond (C)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Raw Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Raw Diamond

Carbon (C)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Sandstone Beach Pebble (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with iron oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Beach Pebble

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with iron oxide cement)

Selenite (Satin Spar) (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Selenite (Satin Spar)

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

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

Turquoise (possible Howlite imitation)

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

Sandstone (Arenite (mainly SiO2 with varying cements)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (mainly SiO2 with varying cements)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Variscite (or potentially a turquoise/variscite matrix cabochon, or an impression jasper) (AlPO4·2H2O (Variscite) or related phosphate/silicate material depending on exact composition) — Mineral

Variscite (or potentially a turquoise/variscite matrix cabochon, or an impression jasper)

AlPO4·2H2O (Variscite) or related phosphate/silicate material depending on exact composition

Howlite and Purpurite druzy (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Howlite) and Manganese Phosphate (Purpurite)) — mineral

Howlite and Purpurite druzy

Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Howlite) and Manganese Phosphate (Purpurite)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Tumbled Moonstone (Feldspar (Orthoclase/Albite), KAlSi3O8) — mineral

Tumbled Moonstone

Feldspar (Orthoclase/Albite), KAlSi3O8

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Turquoise

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

Chalcopyrite (Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite

Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in a Geode) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in a Geode

Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite) (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite)

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

Satin Spar (often sold as Selenite) (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (often sold as Selenite)

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)