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Mineral (Gemstone)

Browse mineral (gemstone) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Red Garnet

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Eltyubyuite

Buergerite

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Turquoise (Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Quartz (Prasiolite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities) — mineral

Green Quartz (Prasiolite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pallasite Meteorite (Pallasite (ST-class)) — mineral

Pallasite Meteorite

Pallasite (ST-class)

Fuchsite (Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Fuchsite

Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Chalcedony (Botryoidal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Botryoidal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant) (Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)

Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Orange Quartz (Tangerine Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — mineral

Orange Quartz (Tangerine Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Amazonite (Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities

Orthoclase Feldspar with Quartz (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar with Quartz

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Quartz (Milky/Snow) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Snow)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chrysocolla (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Rhodochrosite (Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)) — mineral

Rhodochrosite

Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)

Jasper and Quartz Pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz variety) — sedimentary

Jasper and Quartz Pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz variety

Blue Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Blue Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with trace Fe2+)) — Mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with trace Fe2+)

Turquoise (likely Sleeping Beauty variety or treated Howlite imitation) (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise (likely Sleeping Beauty variety or treated Howlite imitation)

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Garnet (Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Garnet

Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)

Taaffeite (BeMgAl4O8 (Beryllium Magnesium Aluminum Oxide)) — mineral

Taaffeite

BeMgAl4O8 (Beryllium Magnesium Aluminum Oxide)

Tumbled amethyst (Quartz, SiO₂; purple color typically from trace iron and natural irradiation) — gemstone

Tumbled amethyst

Quartz, SiO₂; purple color typically from trace iron and natural irradiation

Moonstone (Feldspar) (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Moonstone (Feldspar)

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Raw / Unpolished) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Raw / Unpolished)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony Agate / Carnelian nodules in Matrix (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Chalcedony Agate / Carnelian nodules in Matrix

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with iron oxide inclusions

Quartz Crystal Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fire Opal in Host Rock (Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Fire Opal in Host Rock

Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Peridot (Olivine) (Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Peridot (Olivine)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Dalmatian Stone (commonly Dyed) (Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline igneous rock)) — igneous

Dalmatian Stone (commonly Dyed)

Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline igneous rock)

Green Quartz (Prasiolite) (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Green Quartz (Prasiolite)

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sunstone (Feldspar (variety Oligoclase or Labradorite), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8) — mineral

Sunstone

Feldspar (variety Oligoclase or Labradorite), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8

Amethyst (Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Quartz (SiO2)

Chrysocolla on Matrix (Hydrated copper silicates ((Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)) — mineral

Chrysocolla on Matrix

Hydrated copper silicates ((Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)

Tumbled cream-colored pebble, likely quartz or calcite (Indeterminate from photograph; possibilities include microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Tumbled cream-colored pebble, likely quartz or calcite

Indeterminate from photograph; possibilities include microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)

Jasper (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Jasper

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Rhodochrosite (Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)) — mineral

Rhodochrosite

Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Rhodochrosite (Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)) — mineral

Rhodochrosite

Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)

Emerald (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)) — gemstone

Emerald

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)

Green Apatite on Albite (Fluorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3F] on Albite [Na(AlSi3O8)]) — mineral

Green Apatite on Albite

Fluorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3F] on Albite [Na(AlSi3O8)]