Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse metamorphic or sedimentary depending on local grade specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite (blue beads) and Clear Quartz (clear beads)
Sodalite: Na4Al3Si3O12Cl; Quartz: SiO2
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Pink Thulite (in Pumice-like texture)
Pink Zoisite (Mn-bearing Zoisite), Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Chalcedony (variations like Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂ - microcrystalline quartz)
Chalcedony / Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Heliotrope (Bloodstone)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Serpentine (Nephrite-like River Cobble)
Serpentinite (Hydrous Magnesium Iron Silicate)
Moonstone
Adularia (orthoclase) or Albite (plagioclase), a potassium aluminum silicate of the feldspar group
Anthracite
Anthracite Coal (C)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Druzy Quartz on Chalcedony Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone or Mudstone
Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone/Mudstone)
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Ruby
Corundum (mineral species), variety: Ruby (Al2O3 with Cr3+ as the chromophore)
Greenschist (Greenstone River Pebble)
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartzite with Iron Mineral Banding
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) staining
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon C)
Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities
Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Prasiolite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Common Opal
Hydrated amorphous form of silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Jade
Jade can refer to two distinct minerals: Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6). Based on the image, showing a relatively uniform green color and possibly slight translucence in bead form, it is very likely one of these, but determining which one from a photo is difficult without specific testing.
Schist
Mica Schist
Travertine
Travertine (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)
Fuchsite
Fuchsite (a variety of Muscovite mica, K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Prehnite
Prehnite Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Beryl (var. Heliodor or Aquamarine)
Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)