Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
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Browse metamorphic or igneous (context dependent) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Sunstone / Peach Moonstone (Feldspar variety)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Sunstone and Garnet
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8) and Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Yellow Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Clear Quartz (Faceted) or Cubic Zirconia / Glass imitation
SiO2 (if Quartz), ZrO2 (if Cubic Zirconia)
Magnetite / Ironstone
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
White Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Apatite Group Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
River Rocks (Black)
Various lithologies (e.g., basalt, chert, obsidian for black varieties), mechanically rounded clasts
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Aventurine (Green Quartz)
Silicon dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartzite with Mica / Gneiss Pebble
Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica aggregate)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite Nodules / Weathered Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Magnetite (or Magnetic Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Iolite
Cordierite (Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18))
Pyrite (Fools Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Rhodonite, Gray Moonstone, and White Feldspar Mix
Multiple: MnSiO3 (Rhodonite), (K,Na)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar/Moonstone)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Garnet
Almandine-Pyrope group, X3Y2(SiO4)3
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cloudy Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)