Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
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Browse minerals specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Yellow/Tan Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Wonderstone
Banded Rhyolite (SiO2 with impurities)
Limestone with Chert or Siltstone bands
Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3) often with siliceous impurities
Flint Nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (including Common Opal and Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 · nH2O)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Greenstone / Metabasalt
Metamorphosed Mafic Rock (Greenschist facies)
Chert (often called Flint in this variation)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz
Glaucophane Schist (Blueschist)
Glaucophane Schist
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2] or Biotite)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
River Cobble (Basaltic/Andesitic)
Mafic Igneous Porphyritic Rock
Quartz (Small Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone
Greenschist (commonly containing Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jadeite
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Chert Nodule (Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Tektite
Tektite (Natural Glassy Ejecta)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Scapanorhynchus (Sand Tiger Shark relative)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 with Hematite or Magnetite inclusions)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
River Jasper (Chert/Chalcedony mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and chlorite inclusions
Chert (Yellow or Tan Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite on Pegmatite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) in Granitic Pegmatite
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, albite, and epidote)
Vesicular Basalt (River Pebble)
Vesicular Basalt
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Quartz (worked as a tool or artifact)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Gray/Smoky Varieties)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Mica Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)