Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (found in igneous and metamorphic rocks) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Stains
Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride)
Marble
Marbles are primarily composed of calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO3) or dolomite (calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO3)2).
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Pyrite (Iron Pyrite)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst (Faceted)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Baroque Pearl (and potentially a small Sapphire/Blue Topaz)
Pearl: Calcium Carbonate (aragonite or calcite) with conchiolin. Sapphire: Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3). Blue Topaz: Al2SiO4(F,OH)2.
Strawberry Quartz (or Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite or Goethite
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities
Ferruginous Quartz Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartz with Pyrite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Rough Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodium aluminum silicate chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Soapstone (Steatite)
Steatite (primarily Talc: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Amethyst (Polished/Carved Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe)
Gold
Gold (Au)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz (Lepidocrosite/Hematite-Included Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Lepidocrosite or Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3 · nH2O)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium/Iron)
Quartzite Cobble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite (Yellow/Iron-stained Quartz)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Yellow Jade (often Serpentine or Dolomite)
Primarily Serpentine (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), though the term 'yellow jade' is also sometimes applied to varieties of true nephrite or jadeite.
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Granite Pebble (River Rock)
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide), NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4