Red Quartzite (Strawberry Quartz)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
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Browse crystal specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Red Quartzite (Strawberry Quartz)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Selenite (Satin Spar)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rose Quartz Bead
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO2)
Polished Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal Fragments)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite Geode (Sparkling Druzy)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Nodule
Epidote with Quartz
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Gypsum (Selenite variety)
Calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
Unknown Rock Specimen
Quartz (Milky/Smoky Crystal fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst Cluster
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Prase Quartz on Feldspar
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Hedenbergite inclusions on Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Druzy Agate (specifically Black Druzy Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite in Matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a concretion
Satin Spar Selenite
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Desert Rose
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) or Baryte (BaSO4) with trapped sand grains
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (main mineral: Calcite, CaCO3)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2, usually >70% silica content)
Porphyritic Basalt (Chinese Writing Stone)
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Clear Quartz crystals on a Matrix base (Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal (Likely Golden Healer/Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Clear Quartz (Druzy/Crystal Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate Geode Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Smoky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)