Limestone
Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)
Category
Browse sedimentary (primary) with artificial modification specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Limestone
Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint nodules in Limestone)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Shale
Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
White Calcite (Dogtooth Spar or Crystalline Calcite)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Asphalt / Bituminous Aggregate
Bituminous mixture (Hydrocarbon-based sediment)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Galena with Quartz
Lead sulfide (PbS) associated with Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Blue slag-like mineral specimen, possibly bornite or chalcopyrite
Tentatively bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Chert (Chalcedony/Common Opal)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flint (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
Bauxite
AlOx(OH)3-2x (mixture of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)
Geode with Quartz/Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue-green peacock chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂, artificially oxidized/iridescent-coated
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite (or Magnetite iron ore gravel)
Hematite (Fe2O3) / Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Polished chrysoprase (likely dyed or treated)
Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored green by nickel
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Slate
Metamorphic Pelitic Rock
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone with Chert
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silica (SiO2) inclusions
Calcite (Honey Calcite and Agate)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Sedimentary Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)
Honey Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)