Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse mineral (metamorphic pseudomorph) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Rough Gemstone Grains (Mixed Sapphires and Quartz)
Corundum (Al2O3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Iron-stained Quartz (SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Prase quartz with actinolite inclusions
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Magnesium Iron Silicate Hydroxide inclusions
Carnelian Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Chalcopyrite in Quartz (Gold Ore Matrix)
CuFeS2 (Chalcopyrite) with SiO2 (Quartz)
Quartz (with Iron staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Zircon
Zirconium Silicate (ZrSiO₄)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Quartzite with inclusions
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Mica Schist
Schist (Biotite/Muscovite dominant)
Marble (Carrara Marble style)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Pink Polished Marble (or Limestone) Pillar
Recrystallized Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) / Marble
Mica Schist
Schist (Biotite/Muscovite rich)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Aventurine (Green)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Spinel
Magnesium aluminum oxide (MgAl2O4)
Staurolite
Staurolite (Fe2Al9O6(SiO4)4(O,OH)2)
Veined quartz-bearing metamorphic rock
Likely quartzite or siliceous schist with iron-oxide staining
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with chromium trace elements)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Uvarovite
Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Quartz (Rose Quartz or Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)