Pyrite on Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary (processed mineral product) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pyrite on Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur).
Galena (PbS)
Satin Spar (Gypsum)
Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Chert Conglomerate (or Breccia)
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (variety: Ferruginous Chert Breccia)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (similar to anthracite coal or meta-anthracite)
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Turquoise
Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (variety of Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Yellow Chalcedony or River Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide staining)
Porphyry
Porphyritic Andesite/Basalt
Blue Apatite
Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F
Opal
Hydrated amorphous form of silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aphanitic Igneous Rock with Arfvedsonite inclusions)
Blue Lace Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace minerals
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sulfur (with possible Cullet Glass or Slag imitation)
Native Sulfur (S8)
Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)
Bituminous Coal (Grade of Coal), Anthracite (Grade of Coal)
Sandstone (Stream Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-oxide cement
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite cementation)
Geode (Unopened)
Siliceous Concretion / Geode
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, γ-AlO(OH), and α-AlO(OH))
Quartz / Limestone Gravel
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) and CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
SiO2 (Quartz) on clastic sedimentary matrix
Magnetite / Hematite mix (Iron Ore)
Fe3O4 (Magnetite) / Fe2O3 (Hematite)