Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Category
Browse mineral (man enhanced) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Malachite
Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon; C)
Turquoise (beads)
Turquoise; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Quartz (likely macrocrystalline variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Calcite
Calcite (Mineral, Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
River Cobble (Phyllite or Quartzite)
Metasedimentary Rock (often containing SiO2 or KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (likely a form of massive or vein quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Magnetic Hematite
Magnetized Hematite (an iron oxide mineral, Fe2O3, that has undergone magnetization)
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Aventurine (variety of Quartz - SiO2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet-Mica Schist (X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified sand)
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Serpentinite is a rock composed of one or more serpentine group minerals, chiefly antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite, with the general formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4. Often includes other minerals like magnetite, talc, and chromite.
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; general formula (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Basalt (Crushed Roadstone)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Granite
Granite (a common term for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
White Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Silica-rich Concretion (primarily SiO2)
African Turquoise (Jasper)
Polychrome African Jasper (often marketed as 'African Turquoise' due to its color, but it is not true turquoise)
Quartz (beads)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Chrysocolla Chalcedony
Hydrated Copper Phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 + SiO2
Bi-Color Tourmaline (or Watermelon Tourmaline)
Tourmaline (complex borosilicate mineral group with general formula AD3G6(BO3)3T6O18(OH,O)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine-group minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; chemical formula varies but generally Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine Jade (New Jade/Olive Jade)
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals) / Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 for Antigorite and Lizardite
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Lapis Lazuli
A metamorphic rock primarily composed of lazurite (Na,Ca)8[(S,SO4,Cl)2|(Al6Si6O24)], calcite (CaCO3), and pyrite (FeS2).
Serpentine
Serpentine-group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Feldspathic Granite (likely Syenite or Granite Pegmatite)
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 dominant with SiO2)
Chalcedony (Banded/Mottled Variety)
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Quartz (possibly milky quartz)
Quartz (Silica; SiO₂)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Hypersthene (or Enstatite/Ferrosilite)
Orthopyroxene series (Mg,Fe)SiO3 - specifically, historically hypersthene (intermediate member) now referred to as Enstatite (Mg-rich) or Ferrosilite (Fe-rich)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)