Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (found in igneous and metamorphic rocks) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Hematite mix (Iron Ore)
Fe3O4 (Magnetite) / Fe2O3 (Hematite)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Gravel Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Labradorite
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Schist
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Epidote (Greenstone)
Calcium aluminum iron silicate hydroxide Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Greenschist
Greenschist facies metamorphic rock
Sodalite in Feldspar Matrix
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8) - a variety of Microcline Feldspar
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Gneiss
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar subclass), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)
Pyrite (Iron Pyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Banded Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Quartz (Clear Quartz and Rose Quartz variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing)
Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
Gneiss (Metamorphosed Granitic Rock)
Gneiss (composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, biotite, and/or hornblende)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Rose or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)