Diamond
Carbon (C)
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Browse granite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Vesicular Basalt
Extrusive Basalt (Mafic Silicate)
Vesicular Basalt with Quartz/Chalcedony
Vesicular Basalt (primarily Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine with SiO2 infill)
Barite Rose on Marcasite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) on Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Tiger Iron
Magnetite / Hematite / Chert (SiO2 + Fe2O3/Fe3O4)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed of Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Blue Sphalerite (likely dyed or treated Druzy Quartz/Agate)
Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) or Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trade-name enhancement
Psilomelane (Manganese Ore)
Psilomelane (Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Khondalite
Garnet-Sillimanite-Graphite Gneiss
Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Colorless Gemstone (possibly Diamond or Cubic Zirconia)
C (Diamond) or ZrO2 (Cubic Zirconia)
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Weathered Basalt with Iron Staining
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock
Basalt River Cobble
Basalt
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Tanzanite
Blue Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Garnet in Matrix
Almandine or Spessartine Garnet in Quartz/Schist Matrix (X3Al2(SiO4)3)
Tiger Diamond / Hematite-infused Quartzite
Silicified Hematite-Rich Quartzite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Basalt (Weathered)
Extrusive mafic volcanic rock
Diamond (or high-refractive faceted gemstone)
Carbon; C
Basalt with Iron Oxidation (Lattice/Veined)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Rough Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby mixture)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Ironstone with Limonite/Goethite coating
Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Celestine (Celestite)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Gold Nugget / Gold-bearing Quartz
Native Gold (Au)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Magnetite-hematite-chert formation
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Tanzanite (Blue Zoisite)
Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) + (V) - Vanadium-bearing Zoisite
Quartz-bearing Ore (likely Gold-bearing Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2) with potential sulfide mineralization (Pyrite/Arsenopyrite)
White Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide; Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Yellow Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Sandstone (River Pebble)
Arenite (SiO2 based)