Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Category
Browse mineral (gemstone variety of beryl) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Bronzite
MgSiO3 (Enstatite with 10-30% FeSiO3 in solid solution)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Quartz variety; chemical formula: SiO₂ (silicon dioxide) with Fe³⁺ impurities
Amethyst (purple quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Tumbled jasper (likely picture jasper or iron-rich jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Red Garnet
Garnet Group (e.g., Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartine, Grossular, Andradite, Uvarovite)
Chert (Yellow or Brown Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper with Epidote
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Red Jasper (with Chert/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Larimar and Fossil Coral
Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH)) and Hexagonaria/Petoskey Stone
Tourmaline (Schorl or Dravite) on Matrix
Complex Borosilicate - Na(Mg,Fe,Li,Al,Mn)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH,F)4
Quartz (likely tumbled or naturally water-worn)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Smoky/Rose Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Agate
SiO2 (Silicon dioxide, cryptocrystalline quartz)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with trace impurities of Titanium, Manganese, or Iron
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Chert (Jasper variety) with Iron Oxide staining
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite impurities
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Jasper and Chalcedony Composite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue chalcedony cabochon (probable)
Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz; silicon dioxide, SiO₂
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Amber (Dark/Black Variety)
Succinite (Resinite), C10H16O
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Chert (Jasper/Carnelian variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)