Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)
Category
Browse mineral, often found as a rock (metamorphic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Garnet
Almandine formula: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Ruby (Pinkish-Red)
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)
Quartzite with Garnet
Garnetiferous Quartzite (SiO2 + X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Quartz / Quartzite
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Arsenopyrite in Quartz/Host Rock
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing)
Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Chert (variations include Chalcedony and Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin)
Echinoidea (Class), often found as calcitic fossils
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Boxwork Quartz / Septarian Jasper
Boxwork (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote-containing Quartz Chalcedony (SiO2 with Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Chert (with Quartz Vein)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Likely Slate or Shale)
Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic host rock
Gold-bearing Quartz
Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 with Native Gold inclusion)
Yellow Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Quartzite with Hematite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz Sphere
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fuchsite
Fuchsite (a variety of Muscovite mica, K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded River Rock / Gneiss (highly weathered)
Gneiss
Chert (often called Flint when in chalk or limestone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert (specifically Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead Debitage or Flake)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)