Amethyst
Amethyst (variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Category
Browse basalt specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Amethyst
Amethyst (variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Lake Superior Agate
Banded Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Larimar
Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Greenstone
Metabasalt (Greenstone facies)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Purple variety of Quartz
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Mafic extrusive volcanic rock (Scientific formula varies based on mineral content: primarily SiO2, MgO, and FeO)
Chlorastrolite (Isle Royale Greenstone)
Chlorastrolite (Pumpellyite-(Mg,Fe2+): Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2∙H2O)
Montana Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chevron Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe3+)
Lava Rock (Scoria)
Scoria (highly vesicular basaltic rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (primarily composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper mix in host rock)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock / Mafic Silicates)
Mahogany Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions)
Sunstone
Heliolite (Aventurine Feldspar, (Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8))
Carnelian Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Carnelian
Carnelian (variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Greenschist
Greenschist (comprising Actinolite, Chlorite, and Epidote)
Agate Geode / Thunderegg
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Greenschist
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities
Granite with Mafic Inclusions
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Eclogite
Eclogite (comprising Omphacite and Garnet)
Botryoidal Black Chalcedony Geode (Black Grape Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Lake Superior Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate
Carnelian
Carnelian (variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Larimar (Pectolite)
NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace impurities)
Chlorastrolite (Greenstone)
Chlorastrolite (variety of Pumpellyite) - Ca2(Mg,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Greenschist / Migmatite
Regional Metamorphic Complex (Facies: Greenschist to Amphibolite)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Carnelian variety of Chalcedony
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions) - SiO2
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (extrusive volcanic rock)
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2)
Blue Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)