Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
Browse industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ruby (in jewelry)
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Pink Tourmaline (Rubellite)
Elbaite - Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy variety)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Fluorite (Green)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Limonite and Goethite
Limonite (hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide) and Goethite (α-FeO(OH))
Banded Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Milky Quartz with Iron Oxide Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
C (Carbon) or ZrO2 (Zirconium Dioxide)
Corundum
Corundum (Aluminium oxide, Al2O3)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride)
Actinolite
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Pyrope Garnet
Magnesium aluminum silicate (Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group (Fe3Al2Si3O12 or Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Fuchsite
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Chromium-rich Muscovite)
Black Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Muscovite-Biotite Schist)
Gold Ore in Quartz
Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 with Au inclusions)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold-bearing Quartz
Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 with Native Gold inclusion)
Vanadinite
Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (C)
Quartz (Variety: Citrine or Tumbled Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Quartz with Hematite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite
Garnet (Almandine variety)
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz grains)
Red Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)