Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Category
Browse mineral (found in igneous and metamorphic rocks) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8) with Albite inclusions
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Banded Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Ruby / Pink Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Yellow Quartz / Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Pink Tourmaline (Rubellite)
Elbaite (Tourmaline group) - Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Citrine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Dumortierite inclusions (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Garnet (Spessartine / Almandine)
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 to Mn3Al2(SiO4)3 (Nesosilicate)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Crystal Point
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Ruby
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope variety)
Silicate mineral group; typically Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 (Almandine) or Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 (Pyrope)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (specifically Almandine or Pyrope)
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12) or Pyrope (Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Corundum (Ruby/Sapphire crystal)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Microcline (Potassium Feldspar)
Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Fluorite (left), Sodalite (middle), Dumortierite/Tumbled Quartzite (right)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2), Aluminum Borosilicate (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
Raw Garnet Fragment
Nesosilicate Group (e.g., Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Schist
Mica Schist