Quartzite
Quartzite
Category
Browse metamorphic or sedimentary depending on local grade specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartzite
Quartzite
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe^2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3)(OH)3(OH))
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si‑₆O₁₈)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Siltstone
Siltstone
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Jadeite (Jade)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex rock primarily containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Charoite
Charoite (Hydrated potassium, sodium, calcium, barium, strontium silicate hydroxide fluoride)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled)
Lazurite-dominated contact metamorphic rock
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Yellow Quartzite (River Cobble)
Quartzite (mainly SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Red Quartzite / Ferruginous Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group: Serpentine; (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock)
Jadeite
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerenes)
Nephrite Jade (River Bed Pebble)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace amounts of Chromium/Vanadium
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite
Goethite and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide; NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate)
Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite)
White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Botryoidal Chalcedony (likely Chert or Agatized Coral)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone Conglomerate fragments)
Ferruginous clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 cemented by Fe2O3)
Sandstone (likely Red/Brown Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) within a Chalcedony and Limonite shell
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite (Feldspar)
Labradorite: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Serpentine, likely a variety of Chrysoprase (green chalcedony) or a similar translucent green mineral.
Serpentine Group Minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite) or Chalcedony (SiO2) with nickel impurities for Chrysoprase green.
Specularite (Specular Hematite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)