Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species pyrope almandine garnet) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sardonyx Cameo
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Granite
Granitoid (composition typically SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Biotit-Muscovite Schist)
Granite Cobble (River Stone)
Felsic intrusive igneous rock (composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Granite
Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety: Chalcedony
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Fossilized Shark Teeth
Carcharhiniformes or Lamniformes species (common mineral: Fluorapatite/Ca5(PO4)3F)
Jasper (specifically Yellow/Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Desert Rose
Gypsum (variety Selenite) - CaSO4·2H2O
Jasper (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Arfvedsonite with Garnet
Na3(Fe2+,Mg)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2
Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Green Jasper
Jasper (variety of Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Granite (specifically the Ubatuba variety)
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granodiorite/Monzogranite)
Ocean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (specifically showing adularescence)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals like lizardite, antigorite, and chrysotile)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate color)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded variety)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Rough Green Beryl (Emerald variety)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with inclusions)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Granite (specifically Pink or Alkali Feldspar Granite)
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Schist
Mica Schist
Selenite
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O), specifically the crystalline variety Selenite
Schist
Mica Schist
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 / K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)