Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
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Browse mixed: igneous and sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrulite (Pyrite / Chalcopyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) or Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Granite Pebble with Quartz/Feldspar Vein
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Inukshuk Rock Sculpture (composed of Granite, Slate, and Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (Amethyst portion, SiO2) with mixed silicate rock assemblage
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Ruby Zoisite
Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) + Al2O3:Cr)
Yellow-brown jasper or silicified volcanic rock
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, likely jasper
River Pebbles (Mixed Lithology)
Conglomerate clasts (Silica-rich and Metamorphic assemblages)
Small white quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Yellow Chalcedony / Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed rock fragments, likely granite and weathered metamorphic rock
Granite (quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate) with probable schist/gneiss fragments
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Agate
Silicon dioxide (chalcedony variety), SiO2
Grey Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished Tumbled Fluorite (or Dark Amethyst)
CaF2 (Calcium Fluoride) / SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Tumbled quartz (likely milky or rose quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Likely pyrite-bearing rock or pyrite fragment
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly mixed with quartz or carbonate matrix
Uncertain blue-white mineral fragment
Possibly calcite or quartz; identification is limited because the specimen is tiny and partly translucent
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (mixed iron hydroxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Carnelian (Carnelian Agate)
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3 mixed with Fe2O3 and clay minerals)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH) mixed with SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Multi-gemstone Quartz and Fluorite Bracelet
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite (felsic intrusive rock)
Pyrite in Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock / Porphyry
Porphyry (Plagioclase/Quartz phenocrysts in a finer-grained groundmass)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony with artificial colorant), SiO2
Amazonite (likely mixed with other feldspars/minerals)
Amazonite is a variety of Microcline, which is a tectosilicate mineral, formula KAISi3O8. The mixed beads could include other feldspars or quartz.
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)