🪨 Rock & Mineral Identifier

Answer a few questions about your rock and get an identification — with visual examples and properties

Rock Types
🔥 Igneous — cooled from magma/lava
🌊 Sedimentary — compressed layers
⚡ Metamorphic — heat & pressure transformed

Hardness Scale (Mohs)
1. Talc · 2. Gypsum · 3. Calcite
4. Fluorite · 5. Apatite · 6. Feldspar
7. Quartz · 8. Topaz · 9. Corundum · 10. Diamond

Quick Tests
Streak — scratch on unglazed porcelain
Acid — drop vinegar (fizzes = calcite)
Magnet — test for magnetite
Scratch — fingernail, coin, knife, glass