Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group, Nesosilicates (Complex chemistry, e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Category
Browse mineral (found in igneous and metamorphic rocks) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group, Nesosilicates (Complex chemistry, e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Plagioclase Feldspar
Plagioclase (NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)
Pink Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with chromium and iron traces)
Pyrite (Cube variety)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Black Tourmaline (Tumbled)
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Blue Star Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Gray/Smoky Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Gneiss
Granitic Gneiss
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely milky quartz with iron-oxide inclusions
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Beryl (Variety Mix)
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Microcline Feldspar (Amazonite or White Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8
Biotite Mica
K(Mg, Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F, OH)2
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Biotite on Quartz Matrix
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 with Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Lodestone
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Pyrite (on the right) and Magnetite or Hematite (on the left)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Iron Oxide (Fe3O4 or Fe2O3)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
(Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2)O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz
Black Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with carbon/iron inclusions
Pink Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)