Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
Browse sedimentary (secondary mineral) within igneous specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock with secondary mineral infillings
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Pyrite (Fools Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Dark-colored rock fragment, possibly basalt
Basalt (tentative; image alone is insufficient for reliable identification)
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Carnelian Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Yellow Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble (Agate / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz
Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infilling
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infills
Fossiliferous Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) Matrix with Fossil Fragments
Vesicular basalt (possibly scoriaceous basalt)
Basalt, chiefly plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and iron-titanium oxides
Malachite and Azurite on Gossan (Ironstone Matrix)
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite/Gossan)
Chrysocolla in Jasper (Chryso-Jasper)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n H2O (Chrysocolla) + SiO2 (Jasper)
Red Vanadinite on Matrix
Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Beach Agate / Chalcedony Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal (Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Agate (Carnelian / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz (or Chalcedony) Specimen
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (with Limestone/Carbonate matrix)
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Quartz with Hematite Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Milky Quartz with Iron Staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Chalcedony (Milky Agate/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Chert (varietal name for microcrystalline quartz). Chemical formula: SiO₂
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Jasper and Quartzite Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz