Gold Ore
Gold-bearing Quartz (Native Gold, Au)
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Browse mineral, jewelry specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gold Ore
Gold-bearing Quartz (Native Gold, Au)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Amethyst
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Kunzite (Spodumene)
Spodumene (LiAlSi2O6)
Smoky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst (Rough Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Caribbean Calcite
Calcium Carbonate with Aragonite (CaCO3)
Charoite
Charoite (K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·H2O)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Chrysocolla (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Herkimer Diamond (Quartz Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst Quartz
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst (Polished Cabochon)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst (Pale/Light Variety)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron impurities - SiO2
Diamond (Colorless/White)
Carbon (C)
Hematite Mineral Ore
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Pearl (Biogenic Mineral)
Calcium Carbonate (primarily Aragonite) with Conchiolin; CaCO3
Citrine (tumbled)
Silicon dioxide, SiO2
Polished Stone Pendant (Identity Unclear)
Unknown (Possibly Jasper/Agate/Quartz mixture)
Carnelian Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6
White Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2]
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Diamond (C - Pure Carbon)
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Amethyst and Rose Quartz Beads
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace elements
Chrysocolla (on host rock)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Copper silicate)
Chrysocolla on Quartz
Chrysocolla (Cu2−xAlx(H2−xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) often associated with Quartz (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Smoky Quartz with Feldspar
SiO2 (Quartz) with KAlSi3O8 (Feldspar)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Blue magnesite beads
Magnesite (MgCO₃), likely stabilized or dyed; brown veining may reflect matrix or iron oxides
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Onyx
Onyx (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold) Ore
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla in Cuprite (Sonoran Sunrise)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O) (Chrysocolla) and Cu2O (Cuprite)
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Blue-green raw mineral specimen, likely apatite
Fluorapatite, Ca₅(PO₄)₃F (probable; visual identification only)