Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Category
Browse sedimentary (if natural jasper) or artificial (if slag) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Jasper and Ironstone (likely Jasperized Ironstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Fossiliferous Limestone / Fossil Fragment
Calcium Carbonate Matrix with Biogenic Inclusions (CaCO3)
Shale with Siltstone layering
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Mudstone/Shale)
Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brown Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Mookaite style Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Jasper (Red/Yellow Jasper Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (Hematite, Red Jasper, and Tiger's Eye)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Chert or flint fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible clay/iron-oxide impurities
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 variety)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Yellow Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Asphalt
Asphalt concrete (engineered material, not a naturally occurring rock/mineral in this form)
Vein Quartz in Basalt or Chert
Silica-veined dark lithic rock (Quartz veins in microcrystalline matrix)
Banded Sandstone / Quartzite Pebble
Sedimentary quartz arenite with liesegang banding
Sandstone pebble
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Asphalt / Bituminous Aggregate
Bituminous mixture (Hydrocarbon-based sediment)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Quartz Pebble / River Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Cobblestones (Basalt/River Rock)
Polished lithic fragments and rounded pebbles
Shiva Lingam (Sandstone Pebble)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)
Shale
Shale (Consolidated fine-grained clay/silt)
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
Sandstone (specifically Banded Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Hag Stone
Perforated Flint / Chert Node
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Jasper / Petrified Wood)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz Druzy
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)