Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
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Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
White marble (likely calcite marble)
Calcite marble; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Probable fossiliferous limestone with shell or coral fossils
Fossiliferous limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃); exact fossil type is unclear from the image
Likely gypsum (selenite/alabaster)
Gypsum, CaSO₄·2H₂O
Fossiliferous limestone (likely coral or shell-rich limestone)
Calcite-dominated limestone, chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃); exact fossil type is unclear from the image
Diorite (likely)
Diorite, an intrusive intermediate plutonic rock
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite
Quartzite (tentative; predominantly quartz, SiO₂)
Vesicular volcanic rock (likely scoria)
Scoria, typically basaltic to andesitic volcanic rock
Green tumbled stone, possibly aventurine
Unidentified green quartz-rich material; aventurine is a variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Clear quartz crystal fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Likely pyrite (“fool’s gold”) fragment
Pyrite, FeS₂
Red jasper (likely tumbled/polished chalcedony)
Jasper, an opaque variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
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How it works
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Our model reads mineral, texture, and color signatures to identify what you’re looking at.
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