Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (processed metal) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Green Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Bauxite
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Tumbled quartz (likely milky/rose quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Dyed mineral cluster, likely calcite or aragonite
Calcite (CaCO₃) or aragonite (CaCO₃), artificially color-enhanced
Likely tumbled jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), potentially hematite/goethite-bearing
Clear faceted gemstone in a metal jewelry setting (likely imitation glass or cubic zirconia)
Unidentified transparent faceted stone; possibly cubic zirconia (ZrO₂) or glass
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Gold Ore
Native Gold (Au) in Matrix
Tumbled carnelian (likely)
Cryptocrystalline chalcedony, SiO₂; orange-red variety commonly called carnelian
Granite
Granitoid (dominated by Quartz and Feldspar)
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock primarily composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase
Likely native copper
Native copper (Cu)
Gossan (with Limonite and Hematite)
Gossanous iron-oxide rock (Fe2O3 · nH2O)
Tumbled pale-yellow chalcedony (possibly yellow jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony/jasper varieties
Dyed Blue Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Likely native silver-bearing ore or metallic slag-like specimen
Uncertain from the photograph; possible native silver (Ag), but identification requires testing
Sandstone (Ferruginous Concretion)
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion / SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper particles
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Black tumbled stone, likely obsidian
Volcanic glass; chiefly amorphous SiO₂
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4
Clear quartz (likely quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Iron-rich breccia or weathered ironstone
Goethite–hematite-bearing ferruginous rock, possibly limonite
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Human-processed soda–lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral or rock
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Simulated opal
Polished garnet beads
Garnet group, commonly almandine–pyrope solid solution (approximately Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃–Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃)
Quartz-bearing Ore (likely Gold-bearing Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2) with potential sulfide mineralization (Pyrite/Arsenopyrite)
Selenite (satin spar gypsum)
Gypsum, CaSO₄·2H₂O; fibrous variety known as satin spar
Rose quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline to crystalline variety
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Black Jasper (Black Onyx substitute)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with carbonaceous impurities
Black spinel bead bracelet
Spinel (magnesium aluminate), MgAl₂O₄
Iron-rich rock fragment (likely limonite/goethite weathering material)
Hydrated iron oxides, chiefly goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and/or limonite (variable mixture)
Green Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Native Silver
Silver (elemental Ag)
Opalite
Synthesized glass / Silicon dioxide glass
Likely rose quartz or quartz-rich stone
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); pink coloration may reflect trace iron, titanium, or inclusions