Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Category
Browse metamorphic or igneous (context dependent) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Geode/Cluster
Quartz (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Quartz with Mica/Chlorite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled)
Lazurite-dominated contact metamorphic rock
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Quartz (on matrix)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO₂)
Orthoclase Feldspar (or K-Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Jade (likely Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Quartz (likely Yellow/Orange variety, possibly Citrine or Chalcedony with iron staining)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (milky quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety containing hematite or goethite inclusions)", composition: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn+2,Fe+2,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Quartz (likely macrocrystalline variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced "nice")
Mixed Tumbled Gemstones and River Rocks
Mixed Decorative Stones (predominantly Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 variants)
Quartz / Quartzite Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore/Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Limonite (mixture of FeO(OH)·nH₂O minerals, mainly Goethite, FeO(OH) and Lepidocrocite, FeO(OH))
Ruby Fuchsite / Ruby in Fuchsite
Ruby (Al2O3 variety corundum) and Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 - a chromium-rich variety of muscovite mica) in Quartz matrix
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone/dolostone). Predominantly composed of Calcite (CaCO3) for marble derived from limestone, or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) for marble derived from dolostone.
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Aventurine (Green Aventurine)
Quartz with Fuchsite Inclusions (SiO2)
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Mica (specimen appears to be Muscovite or Phlogopite)
Phyllosilicate mineral; Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Sandstone or Quartzite
Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)
Granite
Granite (a broadly defined plutonic igneous rock, often more specifically classified as quartz monzonite or granodiorite based on precise mineral percentages)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (a variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Green Tourmaline
Elbaite (part of Tourmaline group), Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 with Cr replacements)
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Nephrite (a calcium magnesium silicate - Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (a sodium aluminum silicate - NaAlSi2O6). Based on the image showing a typically softer, more fibrous appearance, it is likely Nephrite.
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Jadeite Jade
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Marble
Metamorphic rock composed of Recrystallized Carbonate Minerals (chiefly CaCO3)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3