Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
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Browse mineral (found in igneous and metamorphic rocks) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Quartz (Milky or Clear Quartz fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky or Clear variety with inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (with Quartz-Feldspar vein)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock) containing Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Botryoidal Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Blue Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite
Ruby in Kyanite
Al2O3 (Corundum) in Al2SiO5 (Kyanite-Fuchsite-Quartz)
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
Zoisite with Ruby / Anyolite
Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with Chromian Zoisite and Tschermakite inclusions)
Amethyst (Rose de France varieties or Amethystine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet Schist
White Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide; Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Quartz (Milky/Common variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Ironstone
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Schist
Mica Schist
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Almandine Garnet
Almandite (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine Garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Schist (Kyanite Schist)
Kyanite-Mica Schist (primarily Al2SiO5, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, and SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (a rock type, not a specific mineral with a formula)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of clay minerals or micas)
Biotite Schist with Garnet
Garnet-Biotite Schist
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities
Quartz (SiO2)
Rough Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Rhodonite in Quartz Matrix
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate - Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Clear Quartz Point
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Adularia / Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Moss Agate
Moss Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO ₂)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)