Fuchsite (Chrome Mica)
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Category
Browse industrial byproduct (often confused with igneous rocks or meteorites) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fuchsite (Chrome Mica)
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica amorphous glass)
Quartz Geode
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Milky or Greenish Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished blue stone, likely sodalite or dyed agate
Sodalite: Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; exact identification requires testing
Blue Sapphire (likely costume glass imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) with iron/titanium impurities
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
White Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Polygenetic Breccia
Clastic Breccia (containing lithic fragments in a fine-grained matrix)
Epidote-bearing Rock / Epidote Inclusion
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) in host rock
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8)
Black Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Tumbled sodalite
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with trace impurities of aluminum)
Blue chalcedony (likely common blue agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Tumbled green aventurine
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green mica/fuchsite inclusions
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide), NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Quartz River Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar rock)
Citrine
Quartz (SiO2) - variety Citrine
Mica Sand / Vermiculite
Phyllosilicate group (typically Biotite or Muscovite)
Amethyst Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Tektite
Tektite (Amorphous silica rich glass)
Garnet
Almandine/Pyrope Garnet (Silicate Mineral Group)
Chalcedony (Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Scoria
Scoriaceous Basalt
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Crystal (Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Fuchsite inclusions
Milky quartz vein fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Scoria
Scoria (a vesicular basalt or andesite)
River Quartz Pitting/Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (vein quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Rough Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F, OH)2]
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)