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Mineraloid

Browse mineraloid specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Shungite

Shungite

White Beryl

White Beryl

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Opal (Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Opal

Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Green Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineraloid

Green Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Black Pearl (Tahitian Pearl) (Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin) — mineral

Black Pearl (Tahitian Pearl)

Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin

Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Limonite (Ironstone) (Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides)) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone)

Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)

Snowflake Obsidian (Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2)

Limonite (Yellow Ochre) (Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Yellow Ochre)

Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Limonite (Yellow Ochre) (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Yellow Ochre)

Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Black Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Limonite/Goethite Concretion (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite/Goethite Concretion

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Common Opal (Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineraloid

Common Opal

Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Common Opal in Host Rock (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineraloid

Common Opal in Host Rock

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Limonite (Ironstone) (Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone)

Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide - FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide - FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Amber (Succinite (Resinite)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Resinite)

Amber with Organic Inclusions (Succinite (fossilized resin)) — mineraloid

Amber with Organic Inclusions

Succinite (fossilized resin)

Amber with Inclusion (Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber with Inclusion

Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)

Opal (Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Opal

Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Green Opal (Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O) with inclusions) — mineraloid

Green Opal

Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O) with inclusions

Amber (Copal) (Succinate (Fossilized Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber (Copal)

Succinate (Fossilized Resin)

Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass) (Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)) — mineraloid

Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)

Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)) — mineraloid

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)

Common Opal (Green Opal / Pistachio Opal) (Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineraloid

Common Opal (Green Opal / Pistachio Opal)

Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (fossilized resin)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Amber (Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)

Amber (Succinrite (Organic Gemstone)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinrite (Organic Gemstone)

Amber (Succinite (a fossilized organic resin containing succinic acid)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (a fossilized organic resin containing succinic acid)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Impact Glass (SiO2 + Al2O3)) — mineraloid

Tektite (Indochinite)

Impact Glass (SiO2 + Al2O3)

Slag (Industrial Glass) (Anthropogenic Amorphous Vitreous Silicate) — mineraloid

Slag (Industrial Glass)

Anthropogenic Amorphous Vitreous Silicate

Shungite (Carbonaceous rock (primarily amorphous carbon)) — Mineraloid

Shungite

Carbonaceous rock (primarily amorphous carbon)

Cullet Glass (Slag) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)) — Mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Slag)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)

Pearl (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - mainly Aragonite with Conchiolin) — mineraloid

Pearl

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - mainly Aragonite with Conchiolin

Amber (Amber (Succinite), fossilized tree resin) — Mineraloid

Amber

Amber (Succinite), fossilized tree resin

Amber (Succinite (fossilized resin); C10H16O) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (fossilized resin); C10H16O

Amber / Copal (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineraloid

Amber / Copal

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

White Opal (Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — Mineraloid

White Opal

Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Amber (Succinite) — Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite