Iron Meteorite
Meteoritic Iron (Fe-Ni alloy)
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Browse mineral (silicate variety) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Iron Meteorite
Meteoritic Iron (Fe-Ni alloy)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Diorite (Polished Tumble)
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Banded Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or iron-rich jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides and possibly other silicates
Aquamarine (Beryl) Beads
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Yellow Beryl (Heliodor)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Quartz with Epidote / Chlorite Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Mookaite Jasper
Radiolarite (Silica-rich sedimentary rock featuring Hematite and Goethite)
Beryl (likely Emerald or Aquamarine in matrix)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Tumbled jasper, likely ocean or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and other mineral impurities
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase Pebble)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate)
Beryl (var. Aquamarine/Blue Beryl) in Quartz Matrix
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Rough White Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium Silicate, ZrSiO4)
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase / Microcline)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Aquamarine
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate Glass
White Moonstone (Scolicite or White Feldspar var. )
Lattice-structure Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Aquamarine
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
White Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium silicate, ZrSiO4)
Beryl in Quartz Matrix
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Peach Moonstone Sphere
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Beryl (likely var. Aquamarine or Goshenite) in Matrix
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Peach Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Greyscale Moonstone / Silver Sheen Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Amazonite
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate - Be3Al2Si6O18
Amazonite (Microcline Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Quartz with Mica
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz, SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Mica
Kaolinite (Chalky Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Larimar
Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tiger's Eye (often misinterpreted as Gold Ore in this context)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (Metamorphic silicate rock)
Aquamarine
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Grey Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)