Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (for both nephrite and jadeite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)₈[(S,Cl,SO₄,OH)₂|(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)], with varying amounts of Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite.)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO ₂)
Fuchsite Quartzite
Fuchsite-bearing Quartzite
Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2, Pyrite, and Calcite)
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2), Calcite, and Pyrite
Lapis Lazuli
Complex metamorphic rock consisting mainly of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz (possibly milky quartz)
Quartz (Silica; SiO₂)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Float/Abraded)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)
Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety containing hematite or goethite inclusions)", composition: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8
Quartz (likely a clear or rock crystal variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Demantoid Garnet on Matrix
Demantoid (variety of Andradite Garnet) - Ca3(Fe3+)2(SiO4)3
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (mineral species), variety: Ruby (Al2O3 with Cr3+ as the chromophore)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Jasper and Quartzite mix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Pebble (likely Quartzite or Chert)
Clastic Sediment, potentially composed of SiO₂ (Quartz)
Quartz Geode/Cluster
Quartz (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Quartz, SiO₂)
Unakite (often traded as Dragon Blood Jasper)
Epidotized Granite
Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Orange Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Quartz (likely milky/gray variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Mixed collection of Quartz varieties, Chalcedony, and metamorphic pebbles
Mixed gemstones (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Na8[AlSi O4]6[S,Cl,SO4,OH]2)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is cryptocrystalline quartz). Chemical Formula: SiO2 with inclusions of crocidolite fibers.
Blue Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Limonitic Gossan (predominantly FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Greisen
Greisen