Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse gemstone specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire (Raw/Tumbled Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3 with Fe/Ti traces)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Garnet Schist
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Epidotized Granite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Tiger's Eye
Titanium-containing Quartz (Silica: SiO2)
Quartz / Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Adularia (orthoclase) or Albite (plagioclase), a potassium aluminum silicate of the feldspar group
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony Agate / Carnelian nodules in Matrix
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with iron oxide inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Faceted Diamond or Cubic Zirconia
Carbon (C) for Diamond; Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ
Quartz (Microcrystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fire Opal in Host Rock
Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Amazonite
Amazonite / Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Carnelian variety of Chalcedony
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Fuchsite (Chrome Mica)
Chromian Muscovite - K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Fossilized Coral (Petrified Coral)
Lithostrotionella (example genus) / Scleractinia
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Jasper with Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Chalcedony with Iron Oxide (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Quartz Pebbles and Agates
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Yellow Jasper and Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Agate (Carnelian/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Banded Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Banded Agate (specifically Lake Superior Agate style)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Black Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Jasper
Jasper (Silica/Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)