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Browse sedimentary rock or mineral (depending on origin and purity) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone with Quartz Veins
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite (specifically Pink Granite)
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High Potassium Feldspar Granite)
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Banded Slate or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Protolith-derived Siltstone or Slate (varies based on degree of metamorphism)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH cement)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions (Hematite/Limonite)
Jasper (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper depending on color)
Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed of silicate grains)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz - SiO₂)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (principally Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Chert (or possibly Flint)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Veined Limestone (Micrite) with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicate or Carbonate inclusions
Quartz (River Pebble)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Granite
Granite (a common term for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartzite pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (principally SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Banded Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Beaded Jewelry (Assorted Gemstones)
Various minerals, including but not limited to Quartz (SiO2), Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3), Jade (Na(Al,Fe)Si2O6), Amethyst (SiO2),等の多様な組み合わせ
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Amorphous Vitreous Silicate
Yellow Aventurine
Quartzite with Muscovite/Sericite inclusions (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Concretion or Geode (unbroken)
Varied (depending on mineral composition and cementing agent). For quartz-lined geodes, the scientific name of the dominant mineral would be Quartz (SiO2). For calcite-lined geodes, Calcite (CaCO3). Concretions are often composed of cryptocrystalline quartz (chert), calcite, or iron oxides.
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt
Unakite
Epidote-Feldspar rock
Sandstone (Banded Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)