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Sedimentary Or Igneous (Host Environment)

Browse sedimentary or igneous (host environment) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Pyrite (or Fool's Gold) (Pyrite (FeS₂)) — Mineral

Pyrite (or Fool's Gold)

Pyrite (FeS₂)

Amethyst (Quartz (SiO2) with trace iron impurities) — Mineral

Amethyst

Quartz (SiO2) with trace iron impurities

Agate (specifically, likely a geode slice or nodule) (Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, with chemical formula SiO2)) — Mineral

Agate (specifically, likely a geode slice or nodule)

Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, with chemical formula SiO2)

Serpentine (Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Quartz with Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Gold-bearing Quartz (Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 with Native Gold inclusion)) — mineral

Gold-bearing Quartz

Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 with Native Gold inclusion)

Beryl (Aquamarine) in Matrix (Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)) — mineral

Beryl (Aquamarine) in Matrix

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)

Massive Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Massive Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Iron-stained Quartz (Gossan/Limonite-coated Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Iron-stained Quartz (Gossan/Limonite-coated Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Shale (Shale) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale

Quartz with Schist Inclusion (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Schist) — metamorphic

Quartz with Schist Inclusion

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Schist

Quartz Druzy on Matrix (with Copper Mineralization) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n H2O)) — mineral

Quartz Druzy on Matrix (with Copper Mineralization)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n H2O)

Rose Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with trace amounts of iron, manganese, or titanium)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with trace amounts of iron, manganese, or titanium)

Chalcedony (specifically Blue Chalcedony or Common Opal variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Chalcedony (specifically Blue Chalcedony or Common Opal variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Iron Ore (Magnetite-Hematite) (Magnetite (Fe3O4) and Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Iron Ore (Magnetite-Hematite)

Magnetite (Fe3O4) and Hematite (Fe2O3)

Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal) (SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)) — Mineral

Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal)

SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Quartz (Milky or Rough Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Rough Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Agate (specifically Moss Agate or Plume Agate variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Banded Agate (specifically Moss Agate or Plume Agate variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

White Quartz (Milky Quartz) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Lapis Lazuli (Raw Ore) (Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite component)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli (Raw Ore)

Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite component)

Shatter Cone (Impactite (Shatter Cone texture)) — metamorphic

Shatter Cone

Impactite (Shatter Cone texture)

Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate) (Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — Sedimentary Rock

Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate)

Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

Sedimentary Rock

Carnelian (Chalcedony variety) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Carnelian (Chalcedony variety)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Rutilated Quartz (or Tourmalinated Quartz if inclusions are Tourmaline) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) or Tourmaline inclusions) — Mineral

Rutilated Quartz (or Tourmalinated Quartz if inclusions are Tourmaline)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) or Tourmaline inclusions

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Azurite and Malachite on Matrix (Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2; Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2) — mineral

Azurite and Malachite on Matrix

Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2; Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Quartz Vein Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz Vein Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sodalite (Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

Moss Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with manganese or iron oxide inclusions)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with manganese or iron oxide inclusions)

Nuummite (Orthoamphibole (mixture of Anthophyllite and Gedrite)) — metamorphic

Nuummite

Orthoamphibole (mixture of Anthophyllite and Gedrite)

Quartz (in a rock matrix) (Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (in a rock matrix)

Quartz (SiO2)

Fuchsite in Quartz (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) containing Chromium + Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Fuchsite in Quartz

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) containing Chromium + Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (likely Rose Quartz or Milky Quartz based on color) (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely Rose Quartz or Milky Quartz based on color)

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Rutilated Quartz (Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions) — Mineral

Rutilated Quartz

Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions

Biotite (Black Mica) (Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2) — mineral

Biotite (Black Mica)

Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2

Ruby Zoisite (Anyolite (Calcium aluminium silicate with Chromium/Corundum inclusions)) — metamorphic

Ruby Zoisite

Anyolite (Calcium aluminium silicate with Chromium/Corundum inclusions)