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Gemstone

Browse gemstone specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)

Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Feldspar

Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Quartz (Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Garden Quartz (Lodalite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions) — mineral

Garden Quartz (Lodalite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Chrysocolla in Quartz (Quantum Quattro variant) (Hydrated copper silicates (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) often mixed with SiO2) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Quartz (Quantum Quattro variant)

Hydrated copper silicates (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) often mixed with SiO2

Carnelian (Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Pearl (Tahitian Pearl) (Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin) — mineral

Black Pearl (Tahitian Pearl)

Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin

Moonstone (Blue Flash) (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8), a variety of Orthoclase Feldspar) — mineral

Moonstone (Blue Flash)

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8), a variety of Orthoclase Feldspar

Amazonite (Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Trace Elements) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Trace Elements

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Yellow Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Amethyst (Quartz) (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities, SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst (Quartz)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities, SiO2)

Amazonite (Microcline (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8)

Apache Tear (Hydrated Obsidian (Natural Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Apache Tear

Hydrated Obsidian (Natural Volcanic Glass)

Sunstone (Oligoclase (a variety of Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8) — mineral

Sunstone

Oligoclase (a variety of Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities, SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities, SiO2)

Amethyst Quartz (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst Quartz

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz (Milky to Clear) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky to Clear)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chrysocolla in Matrix (Chrysocolla (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Matrix

Chrysocolla (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Yellow Quartzite (Orange Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide staining) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (Orange Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide staining

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amazonite (K(AlSi3O8), Microcline) — mineral

Amazonite

K(AlSi3O8), Microcline

Sunstone (Feldspar) (Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)) — mineral

Sunstone (Feldspar)

Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)

Apache Tears (Obsidian) (Hydrated Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2 + H2O)) — igneous

Apache Tears (Obsidian)

Hydrated Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2 + H2O)

Carnelian (Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Amazonite (with smoky quartz/feldspar inclusions) (K(AlSi3O8), Microcline (Tectosilicate)) — mineral

Amazonite (with smoky quartz/feldspar inclusions)

K(AlSi3O8), Microcline (Tectosilicate)

Quartz in Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz in Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)

Amethyst (Crystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

Crystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron impurities)

Quartz (Milky or Clear Quartz fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Clear Quartz fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (possibly Citrine or Smoky Quartz variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (possibly Citrine or Smoky Quartz variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe2+ impurities)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe2+ impurities)

Banded Calcite (Tumbled) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Mineral

Banded Calcite (Tumbled)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Agate Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities) — mineral

Agate Jasper

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities

Quartz (Milky/Common) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)