Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (found in igneous and metamorphic rocks) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar (Plagioclase / Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8 / CaAl2Si2O8 - NaAlSi3O8
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Tourmaline (Verdelite)
Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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.
Pyrite in Matrix (Gold-colored Chalcopyrite or Pyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) / Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
Orthoclase / Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Amethyst crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Muscovite
Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite Mica (in Quartz/Feldspar Matrix)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Orange Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Smoky Quartz and Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Apatite
Fluorapatite, Chlorapatite, and Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz
Chalcopyrite
CuFeS2 (Copper Iron Sulfide)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Garnet (Pyrope-Almandine series)
Garnet Group, (Mg,Fe)3Al2Si3O12
Schist
Schist (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Magnetite / Iron-Rich Basalt
Magnetite bearing Mafic Rock (Fe3O4)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)