Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (for nephrite and some jadeite); mineral (for jadeite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si‑₆O₁₈)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Olivine (likely Peridot variety)
Olivine Mineral Group (specifically Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series); Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Chert (Septarian Concretion/Nodule)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2) with carbonate mineral veining
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (an FeO(OH)·nH2O mineraloid, not a true mineral due to variable composition)
Blue Apatite
Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
White Moonstone (Scolicite or White Feldspar var. )
Lattice-structure Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities
Turquoise (beads)
Turquoise; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Labradorite (Dark or Black variety)
Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar group), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Porphyritic Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Basalt (Vesicular/Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)
Kunzite
Spodumene (LiAlSi2O6), variety Kunzite
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz with Rutile Inclusions (SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions)
Granite
Granite
Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Fused Silicate Scoria (Amorphous mixture of FeO, SiO2, and CaO)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Pink Thulite (in Pumice-like texture)
Pink Zoisite (Mn-bearing Zoisite), Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Baroque Pearl (and potentially a small Sapphire/Blue Topaz)
Pearl: Calcium Carbonate (aragonite or calcite) with conchiolin. Sapphire: Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3). Blue Topaz: Al2SiO4(F,OH)2.
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
(Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3