Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Category
Browse igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic mix specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Banded River Cobble with Mafic Dike
Hydrothermally altered Graywacke or Sandstone with Mafic Intrusion
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet in Matrix
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz (Quartz with Hematite inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals), formula varies e.g., Alm: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Dearest Ring (Gemstones)
Mixed Gemstones: Diamond (C), Emerald (Be3Al2Si6O18), Amethyst (SiO2), Ruby (Al2O3), Sapphire (Al2O3), Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Biotite on Matrix
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Biotite Schist (likely)
Biotite Schist (rock), Biotite (mineral)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Ruby (varieties of Corundum)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of variable composition, typically SiO2 rich)
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Labradorite (tumbled)
Labradorite (a plagioclase feldspar mineral between anorthite and albite; chemical formula: (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8)
Almandine Garnet
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 in Schistose matrix)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone or Quartzite
Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO₂)
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Apatite
Apatite group mineral (e.g., Fluorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite - Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Greenschist
Chlorite-actinolite schist
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)