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Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed of quartz, illite, chlorite)
Category
Browse sedimentary (primary) with artificial modification specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
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Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed of quartz, illite, chlorite)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
Blue Dyed Agate Geode
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dyed Blue Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Blue Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Galena
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Chert (Flint) with Glauconite
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation (Fe2O3 + SiO2)
Chert or Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (Jasper-grade)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) containing Hematite/Magnetite and Chert (SiO2)
Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Crushed Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2, often with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Gray Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Celestite (with Galena)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4) and Lead sulfide (PbS)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Smoky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), brown to gray variety
Aura Quartz (Cranberry or Magenta Aura Quartz)
Silicon dioxide coated with titanium/niobium (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite Geode (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite [FeO(OH)·nH2O] with possible Quartz or Calcite interior
Chert (Flint nodules in Limestone)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled green aventurine (probable)
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green mica/fuchsite or chlorite inclusions
Citrine (Heat-Treated Amethyst)
Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone with Calcite Crust
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Limestone with Chert
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silica (SiO2) inclusions