Epidote (or Epidote-rich rock)
Epidote. Mineral formula: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH).
Category
Browse mineral, often found in metamorphic rocks but also in sedimentary and igneous rocks specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Epidote (or Epidote-rich rock)
Epidote. Mineral formula: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH).
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Fluorite Bracelet (light green beads) and possibly Lavender Jadeite (purple bead)
Fluorite: CaF₂ (Calcium Fluoride); Jadeite: NaAlSi₂O₆ (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Yellow Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with iron impurities
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Red Garnet
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with iron and titanium impurities
Apatite
Fluorapatite, Chlorapatite, and Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Apatite
Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety)
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Potassium Feldspar
K-Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline) KAlSi3O8
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.
Magnetite / Ironstone
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz crystals on matrix
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Labradorite (a variety of Feldspar)
Labradorite; (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 (a plagioclase feldspar)
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Hematite
Iron (III) Oxide (Fe2O3)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Garnet (specifically Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Hematite (likely Botryoidal or Specularite variant)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Labradorite (likely)
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pink Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium/Titanium/Iron traces)