Quartz Crystal (specifically a Double-Terminated variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Low Quartz
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (for both nephrite and jadeite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz Crystal (specifically a Double-Terminated variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Low Quartz
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Sodium iron aluminum borosilicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz (Sand Grain size)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely tumbled brown jasper or iron-stained quartzite pebble
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or quartzite; the photo is not detailed enough to distinguish confidently
Greenstone with Epidote or Quartz Vein
Epidiorite or Metabasalt (composed largely of Chlorite, Epidote, and Amphibole)
Rainbow Moonstone (White Labradorite)
Labradorite (Feldspar family, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; principally serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Milky and Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Kimberlite
Kimberlite
Chalcedony on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Tumbled green aventurine or quartzite pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely aventurine-bearing quartzite
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pearl necklace
Pearl: biogenic calcium carbonate, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃), in a conchiolin matrix
Red Jade (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Quartzite
Tumbled sodalite with white calcite veining
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, commonly intergrown with calcite, CaCO3
Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentine)
Serpentinite; mainly serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and/or lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Quartz (Milky/Smoky Crystal fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate and Jasper Pebbles)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossil shell fragment
Indeterminate molluscan bioclast, likely aragonite or calcite
Azurite and Malachite
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite) / Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Tumbled serpentine (likely nephrite-like greenstone)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; exact identification requires testing
Tumbled green aventurine (probable)
Quartz variety; SiO₂ with disseminated fuchsite or other mica inclusions
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide; NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Tumbled greenstone or serpentine pebble
Likely serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (antigorite/lizardite); identification is uncertain from the image alone
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Aquamarine with Sunstone
Aquamarine (Be3Al2Si6O18), Sunstone (Na,Ca)Al(Si,Al)Si2O8
Clear Quartz Crystal (Herkimer Diamond style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)