Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Category
Browse igneous specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Kaolinite (Kaolin)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Yellow variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Sunstone
Feldspar (variety Oligoclase or Labradorite), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite)
Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Hematite
Hematite, Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Banded Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe)
Agate
Banded Chalcedony (SiO2)
Agate (Chalcedony slice)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Yellow Quartz Pebble
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Hematite Ball
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Diopside (likely Chromian Diopside)
Diopside, part of Clinopyroxene family of inosilicates. Chemical formula: CaMgSi2O6. The green variety is often Chromian Diopside due to chromium impurities.
Greenstone (River Pebble)
Metabasalt / Greenschist
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8) - a variety of Microcline Feldspar
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS₂)
Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral; composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar (Orthoclase and Plagioclase), and Mica (Biotite and/or Muscovite) and/or Amphibole)
Granite
Granite
Sodalite (blue beads) and Clear Quartz (clear beads)
Sodalite: Na4Al3Si3O12Cl; Quartz: SiO2
Raw Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Cloud Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cloudy Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)