Rock and Mineral Identification List

Minerals

Corrundum

Olivine

Chert

Quartz Crystal

Gypsum

Halite

Kaolinite

Rose Quartz

Amethyst

Garnet

Galena

Labradorite/Plagioclase Feldspar

Barite

Fluorite

Bornite

Orthoclase/Potasium Feldspar

Milky Quartz

Talc

Sulphur

Amphibole/Hornblende

Magnatite

Pyrite

Calcite

Smokey Quartz

Chalcopyrite

Graphite

Biotite

Muscovite

Hematite

Sphalerite

Flint

Copper

Opal

Jasper

 

 

Mineral Numbers:    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 27

                                    29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44 & 46

Igneous Rocks

Pumice

Vesicular Basalt

Diorite

Basalt

Obsidian

Gabbro

Granite

Scoria

 

Igneous Rock Numbers:        51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59 & 61

 

Metamorphic Rocks

Quartzite

Gneiss

Mica Schist

Marble

Slate

Garnet Schist

Phyllite

Hornblende Schist

 

Metamorphic Rock Numbers:        68, 69, 71, 72, 75, 76, 77 & 78

 

Sedimentary Rocks

Sandstone

Breccia

Conglomerate

Chalk

Coquina

Shale

Shell Limestone

 

 

Sedimentary Rock Numbers:        82, 84, 87, 88, 89, 92 & 97

 

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