Larimar
Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
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Browse basalt specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Larimar
Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Diorite
Diorite (an intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz-veined Basalt
Basalt with Quartz Infill (SiO2 + Fe/Mg Silicates)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Amethyst Geodes
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Iron impurities), SiO2
Olivine (Peridot)
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Greenstone (contains epidote, chlorite, and actinolite)
Chalcedony (including Carnelian and Agate variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine, (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Green Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Iceland Spar (Optical Calcite)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Larimar
Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst (Druzy Quartz)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Common Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Andesite
Andesite (Intermediate Volcanic Rock)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Malachite or Chrysocolla on Host Rock
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 (Malachite) or (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 (Chrysocolla)
Basalt with Quartz Veining
Veined Basalt (composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and olivine with quartz/calcite infill)
Druzy Quartz on Vesicular Basalt
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in an extrusive Mafic igneous host rock
River Stone (likely Basalt or Diabase)
Mafic Igneous Rock (likely Basalt)
Quartz Veined Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Rock with Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt (Pahoehoe texture)
Mafic Volcanic Rock
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Zeolite/Quartz Infill
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Host: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 / CaAl2Si2O8; Infill: SiO2 or Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
Carnelian and Mixed Agates
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Agate (Carnelian type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone (Feldspar)
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 with inclusions of Hematite/Goethite
Magnetite with Pyroxene
Magnetite (Fe3O4) in Mafic Igneous Matrix
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Rough Green Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with trace elements)
Greenstone
Greenschist
Amethyst
Amethyst (variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Prehnite
Prehnite, Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2