Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
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Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Diorite (River Rock/Cobble)
Intermediate Plutonic Igneous Rock (Diorite)
Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Metaconglomerate
Metaconglomerate (Quartzite conglomerate)
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Diamond (C - Carbon)
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Sandstone
Arenite
Banded Sandstone
Arenite with Liesegang banding (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH) impurities)
Sandstone (with Concretion)
Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz or Yellow Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Pietersite or Red Jasper (Ca2Al2Fe3+[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH))
Sandstone or Limestone
Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 with diverse mineral inclusions)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily composed of Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (K-feldspar rich)
Green Schist
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Greenstone / Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Diorite
Diorite (plutonic igneous rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Inclusions
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 / CaCO3 inclusions)
Garnet (likely Almandine or a blend)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+. Given the dark, somewhat reddish-brown appearance in the image, it's likely Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or a mix with other iron-rich garnets.
Chert (variant Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper (Mahogany Obsidian variant similarity)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sulfur (on Matrix)
Native Sulfur (S8)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Druzy Quartz on Chalcedony Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Dalmation Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Rock (Microgranite/Aplite), SiO2 with inclusions of Arfvedsonite
Diorite
Diorite (an intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone
Arenite
Jasper
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)