Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (gemstone variety of beryl) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled amethyst
Quartz, SiO₂; purple color typically from trace iron and natural irradiation
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with iron staining
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone (Feldspar variety)
(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)3O8 - Plagioclase Feldspar
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite (in Matrix)
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Polished brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide and clay-mineral inclusions
Green Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sapphire in a ring
Corundum (Al2O3)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions
Microcline (Potassium Feldspar)
Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline silica containing nickel); Chemical Formula: SiO2 with Ni impurities
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Quartz with Iron Oxide Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Cloudy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite (felsic intrusive rock)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite (principally Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely garnet crystal
Garnet-group silicate; species cannot be determined from the image
Carnelian
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety, SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2
Carnelian
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 (Quartz variety)
Heated Citrine (Heat-Treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), quartz variety
Carnelian / Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Green Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions
Pegmatite (Granitic Pegmatite with Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granitic Pegmatite
Likely black tourmaline (schorl)
Schorl, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
Black tourmaline (schorl), likely
Schorl, a sodium–iron tourmaline; approximate formula NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
Polished garnet beads
Garnet group, commonly almandine–pyrope solid solution (approximately Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃–Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃)