Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
Browse mixed: igneous and sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Green Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Dalmatian Jasper
Dalmatian Stone (a microcrystalline quartz and feldspar rock with arfvedsonite)
Blue Apatite
Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Dalmation Stone (Dalmation Jasper)
Peralkaline rock (primarily Feldspar and Quartz with Arfvedsonite spots)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Hematite mix (Iron Ore)
Fe3O4 (Magnetite) / Fe2O3 (Hematite)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Magnetite Sand (Black Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone (often misnamed Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (with hornblende/arfvedsonite inclusions)
Milky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Dalmatian Stone (A variety of Perthite / Aplite)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Garnet (Red Garnet)
Garnet Group. The red varieties seen in jewelry are typically Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3), Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3), or a mix of the two (pyrope-almandine series).
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline rhyolite
Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (specifically Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Zoisite with Ruby
Anyolite (Calcium aluminum hydroxy silicate with Corundum) Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)
Dalmatian Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Feldsphathic Igneous Rock
Sandstone or Mudstone with Iron Staining
Ferruginous Sandstone/Mudstone
River Stone (Basalt or Siltstone with banding)
Polished Basaltic or Siliciclastic River Cobble
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2)
Pyrite and Sunstone
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)Al(Al,Si)Si2O8)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper / Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Rock (Silicon Dioxide with Amphibole inclusions)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline rhyolite with arfvedsonite (formerly incorrectly called Dalmatian Jasper)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)