Rocks and Minerals/Identification List

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Metamorphic
Gneiss (60)

Marble (61)

Phyllite (62)

Quartzite (63)

Garnet Schist (64)

Mica Schist (65)

Slate (66)

Igneous
Andesite (67)

Basalt (68)

Diorite (69)

Gabbro (70)

Granite (71)

Obsidian (72)

Pegmatite (73)

Pumice (74)

Rhyolite (75)

Scoria (76)

Sedimentary
Arkose (78)

Breccia (80)

Chert (81)

Conglomerate (82)

Diatomite (83)

Dolostone (85)

Sandstone (92)

Shale (95)

Coal Varieties
Anthracite (77)

Bituminous (79)

Lignite (86)

Limestone Varieties
Chalk (87)

Coquina (83)

Fossiliferous (89)

Oolitic (90)

Travertine (91)

Borates
Ulexite (59)

Carbonates
Aragonite (5)

Azurite (7)

Calcite (13)

Dolomite (19)

Malachite (36)

Native Elements
Copper (16)

Diamond (18)

Gold (25)

Graphite (26)

Silver (50)

Sulfur (54)

Halides
Fluorite (22)

Halite (30)

Oxides/Hydroxides
Bauxite (8)

Corundum (17

Goethite/Limonite (21)

Hematite (31)

Magnetite (45)

Phosphates
Apatite (4)

Sulfates
Barite (9)

Celestite (14)

Gypsum Varieties
Alabaster (27)

Satin Spar (28)

Selenite (29)

Sulfides
Bornite (12)

Chalcopyrite (15)

Galena (23)

Pyrite (40)

Sphalerite (52)

Silicates
Beryl (10)

Epidote (20)

Kaolinite (33)

Olivine (38)

Sodalite (51)

Staurolite (53)

Talc (55)

Topaz (56)

Tourmaline Group (57)

Amphibole Group
Hornblende (32)

Tremolite (58)

Feldspar - Plagioclase
Albite (1)

Feldspar - Potassium
Amazonite/Microcline (3)

Orthoclase/Microcline (21)

Garnet Group
Almandine (2)

Mica Group
Biotite (11)

Lepidolite (34)

Muscovite (37)

Pyroxene Group
Augite (6)

Rhodonite (49)

Quartz Varieties
Agate/Onyx (41)

Amethyst (42)

Chalcedony (43)

Citrine (44)

Crystal (45)

Jasper (46)

Milky Quartz (47)

Opal (38)

Rose Quartz (48)

National List
Actinolite

Kyanite

Labradorite

Pyrolusite

Rhodochrosite

Rutile

Spodumene

Stilbite

Turquoise

Zircon