Rock Identifier

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Mineraloid (Human Made Geological Specimen)

Browse mineraloid (human made geological specimen) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Eclogite (Eclogite (composed primarily of Omphacite and Pyrope Garnet)) — metamorphic

Eclogite

Eclogite (composed primarily of Omphacite and Pyrope Garnet)

Herkimer Diamond (Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Herkimer Diamond

Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass containing Spherulites (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass containing Spherulites (SiO2)

Yellow calcite (tumbled honey or lemon calcite) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), likely a yellow/orange calcite variety) — mineral

Yellow calcite (tumbled honey or lemon calcite)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), likely a yellow/orange calcite variety

Chert (Black Chert or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Chert or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Halite (Rock Salt) (Halite; NaCl (Sodium Chloride)) — Mineral

Halite (Rock Salt)

Halite; NaCl (Sodium Chloride)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Biotite Mica (Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)) — mineral

Biotite Mica

Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)

Chert (variations include Chalcedony and Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Chalcedony and Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Porphyritic Igneous Rock / Basalt or Andesite Xenolith in Granite or Quartzite (Silicate rock with contrasting xenolith/inclusion) — igneous

Porphyritic Igneous Rock / Basalt or Andesite Xenolith in Granite or Quartzite

Silicate rock with contrasting xenolith/inclusion

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Hematite Beads (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — Mineral

Hematite Beads

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Granite Pebble

Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)

Quartz Druzy on Matrix (SiO2) — mineral

Quartz Druzy on Matrix

SiO2

Banded Chert (likely Flint or Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (likely Flint or Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky or Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock (Quartzite or Schist host with Quartz (SiO2) intrusion) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock

Quartzite or Schist host with Quartz (SiO2) intrusion

Quartz Geode (Crystalline Silica (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Crystalline Silica (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Dark Chert or Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Dark Chert or Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Eclogite with Garnet (Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Eclogite with Garnet

Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz with Iron Oxide Monzonite or Sandstone contact (Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite staining) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Oxide Monzonite or Sandstone contact

Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite staining

Chert (Chert Nodule) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite (Limonite (Hydrous iron oxides, FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite

Limonite (Hydrous iron oxides, FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)

Chert (Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Brown variety / Common Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Brown variety / Common Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Black Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)

Chert (Jasper-like Silicate) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)