Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety)
Category
Browse crystal specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety)
Amethyst stalactite slice pendant
Amethyst (紫 quartz), SiO₂, with concentric quartz/chalcedony and likely agate banding
Aquamarine (Tumbled)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Amethyst (rough crystal specimen)
Quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration commonly caused by trace iron and natural irradiation
Banded calcite crystal tower
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely honey or brown banded calcite
Clear quartz crystal fragments
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Blue-green apatite crystal in matrix
Apatite-group phosphate, commonly fluorapatite (Ca₅(PO₄)₃F)
Quartz crystal (likely iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂
Quartz crystal pendant (likely smoky quartz or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Small gold-colored mineral crystal, likely pyrite
Pyrite (FeS₂), tentatively; native gold is a less likely alternative
Clear quartz crystal (likely tumbled or naturally worn)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Iridescent red crystal cluster, likely aura-coated quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly metal-coated; exact identification is uncertain from the photo
Small purple quartz crystal, likely amethyst
Amethyst: violet variety of quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Emerald in Matrix (Tumbled)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Geode with Quartz Crystal Cavity
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcareous/Siliceous Matrix
Gypsum crystal cluster (selenite)
Gypsum, CaSO₄·2H₂O; likely a radiating selenite crystal formation
Quartz crystals on matrix
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz geode slice
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony with drusy quartz crystals
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained)
SiO2
Aura Quartz (Pink/Magenta Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with vapor-deposited precious metals
Colorless faceted gemstones, likely quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), trigonal crystal system
Rock Crystal (Clear Quartz)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Quartz Base
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Rough Quartz Crystal in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Snowflake obsidian
Volcanic glass (silica-rich rhyolitic composition), commonly with cristobalite inclusions
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Orgonite Pyramid (containing Amethyst and mixed minerals)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in synthetic resin
Clear Quartz Crystal (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with trace Fe2+)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace amounts of Chromium and/or Vanadium
Clear quartz crystal pendant
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Blue-green rough crystal, possibly aquamarine
Possibly beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈); the image is insufficient for a definitive identification
Small rough quartz crystal or quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Likely rough feldspar crystal (possibly amazonite or orthoclase)
Potassium feldspar, KAlSi₃O₈; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
Raw quartz crystal cluster (likely chalcedony/quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz geode/drusy quartz cluster
Quartz (SiO₂), with probable feldspar host and minor iron-oxide staining
Polished/polished rough quartz crystal, likely hematoid or included quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), with probable iron-oxide inclusions; possibly smoky or rose-tinted quartz
Heliodor (Yellow Beryl) / Greenish-Yellow Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities