Banded Agate (Agatized Geode Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Category
Browse mineral (found in igneous and metamorphic rocks) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Banded Agate (Agatized Geode Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O replacing Pyrite FeS2
Mica Schist with Iron Staining
Mica Schist
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Smoky Quartz Geode Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Sunstone
Heliolite (Oligoclase or Orthoclase Feldspar), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8, a variety of Microcline)
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (a variety of Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Jasper, SiO2)
Labradorite (Gray Tumbled)
Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sodalite
Sodalite [Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2]
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Amethyst
Amethyst (Varietal of Quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (a rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granite Pegmatite (coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock)
Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Silica, SiO2)
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Green Fluorite (Beaded)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Basalt with Vesicle/Vug
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt with Olivine Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (containing Mg2SiO4 - Fe2SiO4)
Jade
Jade can refer to two distinct minerals: Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6). Based on the image, showing a relatively uniform green color and possibly slight translucence in bead form, it is very likely one of these, but determining which one from a photo is difficult without specific testing.
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
River Cobble (likely Basalt or Rhyolite)
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic or Intermediate)
Included Quartz Beads (likely Phantom Quartz or Garden Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions
Agate (specifically a small Chalcedony nodule)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Amethyst (Faceted)
Quartz (SiO2) with iron impurities
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
White Agate / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)