Optical Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Category
Browse sedimentary (anthropogenic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Optical Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper with Epidote
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Sorosilicate [Ca2Al2Fe3+Si3O12(OH)]
Chert (and/or Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Quartz variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8
Fossilized Coral (Coquina/Limestone)
Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)
Honey Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Red Jasper (Polished)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
White Agate (resembling Bone Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chalcedony (Carnelian/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace hematite/iron impurities
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Cinnabar in Matrix
Cinnabar (Mercury(II) sulfide, HgS)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Sputnik habit) - CaesarCO3
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Calcite (often sold as Caribbean Calcite or Pink Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Celestine (or Celestite) on Matrix
Celestine (SrSO4)
Green Chalcedony (likely Green Agate or Chrysoprase)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Orange Calcite point
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chalcedony (Yellow Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)