Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (found in igneous and metamorphic rocks) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rainbow Moonstone (White Labradorite)
Labradorite (Feldspar family, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Labradorite
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace amounts of iron and titanium)
Black Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Lavender Quartz (appearing as beads) and Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite in Matrix (likely Quartz or Schist matrix)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Raw greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Uncertain from image; possibly olivine (forsterite-rich), epidote, or green tourmaline
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope)
Silicate Mineral (Group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 where X=Mg, Fe, Mn and Y=Al, Fe, Cr)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Sugilite
KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30 (Potassium Sodium Lithium Iron Manganese Aluminum Silicate)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1,2)
Aquamarine (Tumbled)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Garnet
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (partially iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Talc / Serpentine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Ruby, Emerald, and Sapphire (Corundum and Beryl)
Corundum (Al2O3) and Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Tumbled)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Quartz with Mica and Feldspar
Granitic Pegmatite Fragment (SiO2 + KAlSi3O8 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Mixed mineral and rock collection
Predominantly quartz varieties, including amethyst, plus likely calcite, feldspar, mica, and miscellaneous polished stones
Quartz (Milky Quartz/Citrine Type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite Schist
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (Ruby in Zoisite)