Travertine (Tufa)
Chemical Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Travertine (Tufa)
Chemical Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Meta-quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
White Agate (Chalcedony)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Serpentinite is a rock composed of one or more serpentine group minerals, chiefly antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite, with the general formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4. Often includes other minerals like magnetite, talc, and chromite.
Quartz crystal with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fossilized Coral
Scleractinia (fossil order), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Chert (Honey Chert or Chalcedony Pebble)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shale
Shale (Lutite)
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, albite, and epidote)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock)
Rock Salt (Halite)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Shale
Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Granite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartz (River Siltstone Quartzite Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite (Optical Grade/Iceland Spar)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Pink Calcite (Mangano Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Calcite (commonly referred to as Orange Calcite or Honey Calcite given its color)
Calcite
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3; Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Watermelon Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix
Elbaite (complex Borosilicate) - Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Quartzite (Beach Pebble)
Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Jasper (possibly Chert/Argillite)
Jasper (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)