Rhinestone
Artificial Glass/Crystal
Category
Browse crystal specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Rhinestone
Artificial Glass/Crystal
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Septarian Nodule with Calcite
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with internal calcite crystals)
Druzy Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Quartz crystals
Druzy quartz on matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), microcrystalline crystal coating
Amethyst crystal
Quartz (SiO₂), purple variety colored by trace iron and irradiation
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (SiO₂), likely a natural crystal point
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium traces)
Likely citrine (yellow quartz) crystal
Quartz, SiO₂; identification is tentative from the photo
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Natural Diamond (Faceted)
Diamond (pure carbon crystal, C)
Milky quartz crystal
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely a small prismatic crystal or crystal fragment
Quartz geode
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony) with drusy quartz crystals; SiO₂
Amethyst crystal
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Green fluorite crystal
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)
Citrine Quartz (Carved Point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Likely garnet crystal (rough fragment)
Garnet group; possibly almandine, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Quartz crystal
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky or iron-stained quartz
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Green fluorite crystal
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)
Rose quartz (rough)
Quartz, SiO₂; trigonal crystal system
Diamond (Macled/Crystal fragment)
Carbon (C), isometric crystal system
Likely raw emerald or green beryl
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; green color typically from chromium or vanadium
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Rock crystal (clear quartz), possibly cloudy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz vein in foliated metamorphic rock
Likely quartz-bearing schist or gneiss; visible crystal is quartz (SiO₂)
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Cut quartz crystal (likely rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), trigonal crystal system
White drusy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with a drusy coating of tiny crystals
Amethyst (rough crystal)
Quartz, SiO₂; purple color commonly caused by iron impurities and natural irradiation
Amethyst crystal fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron and irradiation
Druzy Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Quartz Crystals on Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Purple amethyst crystal specimen
Amethyst, purple variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Quartz crystal
Quartz (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal
Amethyst crystal
Quartz, SiO₂; purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Calcite crystal aggregate
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely cave or hydrothermal carbonate formation
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities