Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse mineral (organic gemstone) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified radiolarite (SiO2)
Mookaite Jasper
Radiolarite (Chert/Jasper variety), formula SiO2
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Lake Superior Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (Unpolished)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Bloodstone (Heliotrope)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite or Chlorite
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sunstone
Aventurine Feldspar (composition: (Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8))
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chlorastrolite (Greenstone)
Chlorastrolite (Pumpellyite variety), Ca2(Mg,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Beryl (Emerald or Aquamarine in Matrix)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Varietal of Quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron impurities, SiO2
Amethyst (Quartz Variety)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with ferric iron impurities)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (a plagioclase feldspar variant), (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sunstone
Orthoclase or Oligoclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar with Quartz
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Chert (variations include Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Agate (Tumbled and Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with likely organic dyes
Shale or Siltstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Variable mineral composition including quartz and clay minerals)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicates (Cu, Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Schist/Quartz Matrix
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)