Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
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Browse mineral (organic gemstone) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Dalmation Stone
Peralkaline Rock (mixed silicate minerals)
Chert (variations include Flint/Chalcedony)
Chert (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Geode/Druzy Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthoamphibole rock / Anthophyllite-Gedrite blend)
Connemara Marble
Ophiocalcite (Serpentinitic Marble)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling
Botryoidal Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (Orange Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Purple variety of Quartz
Honey Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Double Terminated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Olivine (likely Peridot variety)
Olivine Mineral Group (specifically Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series); Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Sunstone (variety of Feldspar)
Oligoclase Sunstone, Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)Al(Si,Al)Si2O8
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (amphibole mineral); Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6 (pyroxene mineral)
Jasper (specifically Brecciated or Agated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony with impurities
Blue Quartzite (Blue Aventurine / Dumortierite Quartz)
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2 with AlAl4BSi3O18)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Diopside (likely Chromian Diopside)
Diopside, part of Clinopyroxene family of inosilicates. Chemical formula: CaMgSi2O6. The green variety is often Chromian Diopside due to chromium impurities.
Peridot
Olivine (specifically, the gem-quality variety forsterite, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granite Pegmatite (principally KAlSi3O8, SiO2, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite (principally Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Peridot
Olivine (specific variety: gem-quality forsterite), (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Diamond (Macled/Crystal fragment)
Carbon (C), isometric crystal system
Rhodonite with Manganese Oxides
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Quartz (Rose or Milky variety fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (specifically Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3