Herkimer Diamond in Matrix
Quartz (SiO2) in Dolostone (CaMg(CO3)2)
Category
Browse metamorphic or sedimentary depending on local grade specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Herkimer Diamond in Matrix
Quartz (SiO2) in Dolostone (CaMg(CO3)2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Banded Jasper (possibly "Picture Jasper")
Jasper (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz / Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Red Chalcedony (likely dyed)
Chalcedony (a variety of Quartz), SiO2
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz - SiO₂)
Druzy Quartz Geode (likely Smokey Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - specifically a geode formation lined with druzy quartz crystals, with a likely brownish hue indicating smokey quartz.
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Amber
(C10H16O)n – an amorphous organic substance, primarily composed of polymerized isoprenoids.
Dark Igneous Rock (Likely Basalt or Diabase)
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) or Diabase (intrusive igneous rock - also known as Dolerite), largely composed of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene (augite), and sometimes olivine and amphibole. Exact mineralogy would require thin section analysis.
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite
Red Jasper (Brecchiated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Jasper and Quartzite Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2
Mixed Quartz and River Pebbles (Stone Collection)
Mixed assortment containing mainly Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Dyed High-Grade Polished Slice)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2), Chalcedony crystal variety
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
River Pebbles and Quartz
Mixed Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks (Silicon Dioxide SiO2 dominant)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Brown Jasper (Likely)
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Sapphire (likely blue synthetic sapphire or blue glass in a ring)
Corundum (Al₂O₃), specifically the blue variety due to trace amounts of iron and titanium impurities. If synthetic, it would still be Al₂O₃.
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
Amethyst Geode/Cluster
Quartz (SiO2) - variety Amethyst
Chert (Jasper Variant likely)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica (likely Muscovite)
Muscovite / KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - primarily Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions - SiO2)
Jasper (Iron-rich Chalcedony)
Jasper (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Mica) KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Banded Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite)