Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
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Browse sedimentary (microcrystalline silicate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Copper Ore (with Malachite/Chrysocolla and Iron Oxides)
Secondary Copper Minerals (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 / (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Porphyry
Silicate-veined volcanic rock
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase or Plagioclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) or Sodium/Calcium Aluminum Silicate
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Greenstone (Rough Jadeite or Nephrite)
Sodium aluminum silicate (Jadeite) / Calcium magnesium iron silicate (Nephrite)
Polished yellow jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly containing iron oxides and other silicates
Jasper (Petrified Wood variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicate mineral, SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Fancy Jasper or Bloodstone variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities (Iron oxides/silicates)
Polished leopard jasper (likely orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with hematite, iron oxides, and other silicates
Polished banded jasper (likely ocean jasper or brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron oxides and assorted silicate inclusions
Green Quartz (Aventurine or Green Quartzite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with mica inclusions
Bituminous Coal
Bituminous coal (Lithotype: Durain/Clarain)
Dyed Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Perthitic Feldspar with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Black Kyanite
Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and magnesium inclusions
Tumbled banded iron formation (jasper-rich ironstone)
Banded iron formation, commonly hematite/magnetite with microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Kaolinite (China Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished orbicular jasper
Orbicular jasper; microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with hematite/goethite and other silicate inclusions
Banded iron formation (BIF)
Banded iron formation; chiefly hematite/magnetite and microcrystalline quartz (chert)
Pink Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (MnSiO3)
Goethite (Iron Ore)
Goethite (FeO(OH))
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Polished brown jasper or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly mixed with iron oxides and other silicates
Limonite-stained Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Yellow Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite (various silicates)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentified gray-brown stone
Likely fine-grained quartz–feldspar rock; exact identification is not possible from this close, blurred image
Kaolinite (Kaolin)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained quartzite fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone (predominantly SiO₂; exact identification uncertain from image)
Soapstone (Steatite)
Steatite (Hydrous magnesium silicate)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed of silicate grains)
Quartz-veined Granite or Gneiss Pebble
Silicate-rich metamorphic rock fragment
Jasper (brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly mixed with hematite, goethite, chlorite, and other silicates
Bumblebee Jasper (technically Bumblebee Stone)
Calcite, Aragonite, and Realgar/Orpiment mixture (SiO2 + CaCO3 + As2S3/As2S2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)