Quartz (Raw Rose and Milky varieties)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (gemstone variety of beryl) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Raw Rose and Milky varieties)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group, Nesosilicates (Complex chemistry, e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Kyanite (in Schist Matrix)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Jasper (Green variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Banded Variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished carnelian/chalcedony
Carnelian, a red-orange variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Agate
SiO2 (Silicon dioxide, cryptocrystalline quartz variety chalcedony)
Orthoclase Feldspar (or K-Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety with hematite or goethite inclusions) Chemical Formula: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(OH)₄(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈)
Chert (containing Flint nodules)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shell Cameo (Sardonyx Shell)
Cassis madagascariensis (Sardonyx shell)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Yellow/Brown variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Barite
Barium sulfate (BaSO4)
Pyrite or Chalcopyrite
Iron sulfide (FeS2) or Copper iron sulfide (CuFeS2)
Ammolite
Ammolite (Biogenic Aragonite with trace elements; fossils of Placenticeras meeki and Placenticeras intercalare)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Tumbled carnelian agate
Cryptocrystalline chalcedony (SiO₂), an iron-colored variety of agate
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Jasper (with Iron staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Mixed mineral and rock collection
Predominantly quartz varieties, including amethyst, plus likely calcite, feldspar, mica, and miscellaneous polished stones
Tiger's Eye (Golden and Blue Pietersite mix)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Brecciated jasper (likely red-and-cream jasper)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz; primarily cryptocrystalline SiO₂ with iron-oxide staining and possible chalcedony/quartz veining
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (a form of Quartz) - SiO2
Fuchsite in Quartz
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 + SiO2
Porphyry (Flower Stone)
Porphyry (Andesite or Basalt matrix)
Jasper
Jasper (Silica/Quartz) - SiO2