Blue polished/tumbled stone, likely blue apatite or dyed quartz
Apatite-group mineral, commonly fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F); exact identification requires testing
Category
Browse mineral (found in igneous and metamorphic rocks) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue polished/tumbled stone, likely blue apatite or dyed quartz
Apatite-group mineral, commonly fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F); exact identification requires testing
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Likely milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly quartz-rich rock or calcite
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Corundum (Sapphire)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
White quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz; identification is uncertain from the image
Citrine (Heat-Treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Mixed collection of quartz-rich rocks and minerals
Quartz (SiO₂), with some pieces possibly containing feldspar or mica; exact identification is uncertain from the image
White Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Rainbow Moonstone
White Labradorite (formula: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(OH)₄(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide), NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)3O8
Milky quartz (likely quartz-rich rock)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Apatite
Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Lemon Quartz (Orizaba/Citrinated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities/treatment
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (massive milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Possible hematite- or magnetite-rich rock
Likely iron oxide, chiefly hematite (Fe₂O₃) and/or magnetite (Fe₃O₄); exact identification requires testing
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Mica
Phyllosilicate (group name), typically Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2