Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
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Browse mineral (chalcedony variety) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Onyx Marble (also commonly called Onyx)
Calcite (CaCO3), often with other mineral impurities
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite-rich Metabasalt)
Greenschist / Epidosite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 with traces of Fe2O3/FeO(OH))
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with inclusions like Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Beryl (var. Heliodor or Aquamarine)
Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Rose Quartz (Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Sandstone (Picture Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Chert (varietal Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (High-purity SiO2)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Aventurine (a variety of quartz, SiO₂, with common inclusions of fuchsite)
Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline context of Quartz (SiO2)
Red Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Smoky Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO₃)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Detrital sedimentary rock)
Orange Calcite (often commercially sold as Honey Calcite or Aragonite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
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.
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Green Quartzite (Aventurine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Jasper
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz; SiO2)
Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions of Phosphorus, Aluminum, or Titanium)