Gold Ore
Native Gold in Quartz (Au)
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Browse mineraloid (human made geological specimen) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gold Ore
Native Gold in Quartz (Au)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jade (likely Nephrite Jade based on appearance)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Silicified Wood / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz / Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (White/Milky with Iron Staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Mica KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Gray variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper Breccia
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Brecciated Microcrystalline Quartz
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Common or Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz Pebbles)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Alexandrite in Matrix
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium impurities)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz with Mica Schist (Pegmatite Specimen)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) and Phyllosilicates (Biotite/Muscovite)
Weathered Sandstone with Algae Growth
Arenite
Flint / Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
Limonite after Pyrite (Pseudomorph)
FeO(OH)·nH2O following FeS2
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (Quartz-rich Cobble)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (and its variety Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Diamond in Gold Setting
Diamond (C - pure carbon)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote in Granite Gneiss
Epidote bearing Orthogneiss (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Sandstone with Iron Concretion
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Quartz + Plagioclase + Alkali Feldspar + Biotite/Hornblende)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (dominated by Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Native Copper with Cuprite and Quartz
Copper (Cu), Cuprite (Cu2O), Quartz (SiO2)