Pyrite in Matrix (likely Quartz or Schist matrix)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Category
Browse the purple specimen is a mineral (amethyst); the white specimen is a sedimentary rock (limestone or marble). specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pyrite in Matrix (likely Quartz or Schist matrix)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Chert (containing small fossils)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth in Matrix
Otodus sp. (likely Otodus obliquus)
Chert Pebble (with Quartz Vein)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica - SiO2)
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂), a variety of Chalcedony
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (specifically Green Chert/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chalcedony (Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Quartz (Milky/Clear)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite Gneiss
Gneiss (complex mixture including Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2 and Quartz/Feldspar)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (Microcrystalline and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite River Rock
Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (River Pebble)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt (River or Beach Pebble)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Dyed Alum or Dyed Quartz (Ornamental Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Potassium Alum [KAl(SO4)2·12H2O]
Chert (often called Jasper or River Rock)
Chert (SiO2)
Agate (Carnelian-Blue Agate mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (often called Lake Superior Agate relative)
Rhyolite with Calcite/Quartz amygdules (SiO2 and secondary minerals)
Horn Coral Fossil
Rugosa (extinct order of solitary corals)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Lead-bearing Microcline (Potassium Feldspar)
Quartz (specifically Quartzite or Massive Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz River Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)