Sedimentary Or Igneous Associated Mineral

Browse sedimentary or igneous associated mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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Quartz (Milky Variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Magnetite (Lodestone variety)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

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Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

metamorphic

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

sedimentary

Turquoise and Hematite

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Fe2O3 (Hematite)

mineral

Porphyry

Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite

igneous

Lazulite

Lazulite (Mg,Fe2+)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2

mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

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Magnetite (Small Granule)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

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Orange Calcite point

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Magnetite / Iron Ore

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

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Magnetite (Iron Ore)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

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Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

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Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)

SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.

Sedimentary Rock

Quartz (Common or Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Quartz (Druzy)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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Slate

Slate (Metamorphic Rock)

metamorphic

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Epidote

Epidote Group (e.g., Clinozoisite, Epidote, Piemontite), Epidote formula: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)

Mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

Mineral

Pyrite

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2

Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Jasper (Iron-stained Quartzite/Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) impurities

sedimentary

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

sedimentary

Granite

Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)

igneous

Lepidolite (in Quartz Matrix)

Lepidolite [K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2]

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Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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Native Copper with Cuprite and Quartz

Copper (Cu), Cuprite (Cu2O), Quartz (SiO2)

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Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)

Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.

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