Greenstone / Diabase Porphyry
Porphyritic Diabase (Micro-gabbro)
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Browse sedimentary (primary) with artificial modification specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Greenstone / Diabase Porphyry
Porphyritic Diabase (Micro-gabbro)
Copper Nugget
Native Copper (Cu)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Specular Hematite (Iron Ore)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Porphyry (Flower Stone)
Porphyry (Andesite or Basalt matrix)
Diamond (in jewelry)
Carbon (C)
Quartz (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic Amber), Formula: C10H16O
Green Fluorite (Beaded)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Leopardskin Jasper
Jasper (a variety of microcrystalline Quartz)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) with Quartz
Banded Iron Formation, often composed of alternating layers of hematite (Fe2O3) or magnetite (Fe3O4) and chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (primarily composed of Calcite, CaCO3, or Pyrite)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Gold Ore (Lode Gold)
Native Gold (Au) in Matrix
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite
Hydrous Iron Oxide (often Goethite FeO(OH), Lepidocrocite γ-FeO(OH), and other amorphous iron oxyhydroxides)
Malachite
Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions (SiO2)
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation with Hematite and Jasper
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Bed)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Labradorite (a variety of Feldspar)
Labradorite; (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 (a plagioclase feldspar)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Grain
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Galena
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Smurf Rock (Fictional Interpretation)
Cyanus Anthropomorphicus (Geologic Simulation)
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Quartz (SiO2)
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Galena
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Yellow Jade (often Serpentine or Dolomite)
Primarily Serpentine (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), though the term 'yellow jade' is also sometimes applied to varieties of true nephrite or jadeite.