Raw Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby variant)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3)
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Browse gemstone specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Raw Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby variant)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3)
Quartz / Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (high silica volcanic rock)
Chert (often called Jasper or Flint in this color variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy or Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Grain/Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal (specifically Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate mineral); general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Crystalline Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (likely Rose or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Granular)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Extrusive igneous volcanic glass
Garnet in Schist (Garnetiferous Micaceous Schist)
Almandine Garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Fluorite and Red Jasper
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2) and Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variation)
Chert (SiO2)
Turquoise and Hematite
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Fe2O3 (Hematite)
Rough Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Carnelian pebble)
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Pegmatite with Muscovite
Granitic Pegmatite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Raw Chunk)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)