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The Purple Specimen Is A Mineral (Amethyst); The White Specimen Is A Sedimentary Rock (Limestone Or Marble).

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.

Brecciated Chert (Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization) — sedimentary

Brecciated Chert

Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization

Fossilized Bone Fragment (Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bone Fragment

Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Agate (Lace Agate Geode Slice) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Lace Agate Geode Slice)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil Shell in Sedimentary Matrix (Bivalvia (fossil) in Calcium Carbonate Matrix) — sedimentary

Fossil Shell in Sedimentary Matrix

Bivalvia (fossil) in Calcium Carbonate Matrix

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartz Druzy on Basalt (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Mafic Volcanic Rock) — Mineral on Igneous Rock

Quartz Druzy on Basalt

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Mafic Volcanic Rock

Mineral on Igneous Rock

Liesegang Banded Sandstone (Wonderstone) (Ferruginous Sandstone with Liesegang Rings) — sedimentary

Liesegang Banded Sandstone (Wonderstone)

Ferruginous Sandstone with Liesegang Rings

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Common Opal variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

River Pebble (Greywacke or Siltstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

River Pebble (Greywacke or Siltstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone with Algae Growth (Arenite with Chlorophyta/Lichen) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Algae Growth

Arenite with Chlorophyta/Lichen

Goethite (likely as part of Limonite/Ironstone) (Goethite (α-FeOOH)) — Mineral

Goethite (likely as part of Limonite/Ironstone)

Goethite (α-FeOOH)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Banded Chert (River Cobble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (River Cobble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Celestine (or Celestite) (Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestine (or Celestite)

Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)

Chert (often called Jasper or River Siltstone) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Jasper or River Siltstone)

Chert (SiO2)

Chalcedony (River Stone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (River Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Granite (River Cobble) (Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Granite (River Cobble)

Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (Granite)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Labradorite (Labradorite (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite

Labradorite (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Yellow Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Yellow Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Granite (Pink/Red Orthoclase variety) (Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)) — igneous

Granite (Pink/Red Orthoclase variety)

Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Coralline Inclusions) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Coralline Inclusions)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Quartz Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Quartzite (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Veined Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Veined Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Vesicular Basalt (or Porphyritic Scoria) (Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (or Porphyritic Scoria)

Vesicular Basalt

Amethyst (Rose-tinted/Pale variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Rose-tinted/Pale variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Obsidian (Extrusive igneous volcanic glass (rich in SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Extrusive igneous volcanic glass (rich in SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone with mineral staining) (Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone with mineral staining)

Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)

Milky Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Jasper Agate (specifically Brecciated Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper Agate (specifically Brecciated Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities