Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse crystal specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald (green gemstone in a jewelry setting)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆; green color commonly from chromium and/or vanadium
Raw aquamarine (likely beryl)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; blue color from iron impurities
Quartz Crystal Cluster in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz crystal fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Amethyst crystal cluster
Amethyst, purple variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Pyrite in Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Amethyst Sphere
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Smoky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Diamond (likely facet or crystal shard)
Diamond (C)
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (Pink/Rose Quartz or Quartz Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Blue gemstone ring (likely sapphire)
Likely corundum, Al₂O₃; the dark, reflective appearance may also indicate a treated or synthetic stone.
Quartz crystal cluster
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely pale amethyst or iron-stained quartz
Blue crystal pendant (likely blue glass or synthetic crystal)
Not identifiable from the image; possibly synthetic quartz or glass, rather than a natural mineral
Amethyst (rough crystal)
Quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration typically results from trace iron and natural irradiation
White quartz crystal cluster
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Herkimer Diamond in Matrix
Quartz (SiO2) in Dolostone (CaMg(CO3)2)
Cut colorless gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most plausibly rock crystal (clear quartz, SiO₂); synthetic glass cannot be ruled out from the image
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Raw pale-green crystal, likely fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)
Quartz Crystal Cluster with Iron Stain
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow quartz fragment (likely citrine or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), trigonal crystal system
Quartz crystal cluster in matrix
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Selenite (Giant Crystals)
Selenite (CaSO4·2H2O)
Likely rough quartz crystal
Quartz (SiO₂); exact variety is uncertain from the photo
Quartz Crystal Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tourmaline crystals
Elbaite tourmaline; complex boron silicate, commonly approximated as Na(Li,Al)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
Quartz crystal cluster
Quartz, SiO₂; likely a drusy quartz cluster with small prismatic crystals
Honey quartz crystal cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely iron-stained or inclusion-rich quartz
Quartz with a pale pink crystal
Quartz, SiO₂; likely milky quartz with iron-stained or faintly pink quartz
Tumbled Amethyst and Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions
Citrine (Heat-Treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with ferric iron impurities
Tumbled Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety)