Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Category
Browse sedimentary (primary) with artificial modification specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Limonite and Goethite
Limonite (hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide) and Goethite (α-FeO(OH))
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Iridescent bismuth crystal
Bismuth (Bi), commonly laboratory-grown and oxidized
Dyed and polished agate slice
Agate, a banded microcrystalline variety of chalcedony (SiO₂), commonly quartz with minor impurities
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate: CaCO3)
Limestone Pebble
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite
Limestone (Weathered)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished breccia-like rock specimen
Likely polymictic breccia or brecciated jasper, with quartz-rich fragments
Botryoidal Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite or Goethite-rich Ironstone
Ironstone (Oxidized Iron Ore)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (often called Jasper or Flint in this color variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite
Copper iron sulfide (CuFeS2)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone Cobble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite Geode (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite [FeO(OH)·nH2O] with possible Quartz or Calcite interior
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Dyed red crystal aggregate, likely quartz or salt
Uncertain; possibly dyed quartz (SiO₂) or halite (NaCl)
Obsidian (likely blue-sheen or coated obsidian)
Volcanic glass; primarily rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)
Blue Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Red Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hematite inclusions
Clear Quartz Sphere
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Pink Quartzite Beads
Recrystallized Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with dye
Pink Tumbled Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with dye
Cream Marble (Speckled)
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)