Sapphire (Raw/Rough)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Category
Browse igneous and metamorphic derivative (weathered) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sapphire (Raw/Rough)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Yellow Apatite Sphere (Polished)
Fluorapatite / Ca5(PO4)3F
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variant
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Rough Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium)
Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite, (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss cobble)
Gneiss (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Soapstone
Steatite (composed primarily of Talc: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Chert (Nodular)
Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline Quartz)
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Oxide inclusions (FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite with Quartz and Feldspar
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (with Quartz-Feldspar vein)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock) containing Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8)
Epidote
Epidote Group (e.g., Clinozoisite, Epidote, Piemontite), Epidote formula: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Ruby (Pink to Red Corundum)
Al2O3 (Corundum with Chromium impurities)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Smoky Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Pink Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Microcline
Red Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)