Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Category
Browse mineral, often found in metamorphic rocks but also in sedimentary and igneous rocks specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Garnet in Schist (Mica Schist with Garnet Inclusion)
Garnetiferous Mica Schist (X3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Magnetite (potentially Lodestone)
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Labradorite (Dark or Black variety)
Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar group), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Optical Calcite
CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
Blue Apatite
Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Kaolinite (Kaolin)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Aventurine (variety of Quartz - SiO2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite with Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Quartz (or Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Faceted Clear Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Pink Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline or Orthoclase), KAlSi3O8
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite in Matrix
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Quartz/Calcite matrix
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Golden Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Epidote
Calcium aluminum iron silicate (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Diopside (likely Chromian Diopside)
Diopside, part of Clinopyroxene family of inosilicates. Chemical formula: CaMgSi2O6. The green variety is often Chromian Diopside due to chromium impurities.
Black Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with iron and titanium impurities)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Quartz
SiO2
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Biotite in Host Matrix
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)