Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species pyrope almandine garnet) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Limonite inclusions
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Lace Agate
Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO2)
Blue John Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride), CaF2
Banded Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Selenite
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Limonite Concretion
Goethite/Limonite concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8), specifically the variety showing adularescence
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock
Banded Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Schist
Schist (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Amazonite
Microcline (K(AlSi3O8))
Rose Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), specifically a variety of Quartz
Sandstone (lithic/greywacke variety)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Spessartine Garnet
Manganese aluminum silicate (Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3)
Blue Lace Agate (Polished Point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite with Pyrite
Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O
Staurolite
Staurolite (Fe2Al9O6(SiO4)4(O,OH)2)
Agate (specifically Waterline or Onyx-type Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Spessartine Garnet in Quartz/Feldspar Pegmatite
Spessartine (Mn3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar
Yellow chalcedony (likely lemon quartz or citrine)
Cryptocrystalline silica, SiO₂; possible quartz variety
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Jasper (specifically Red Jasper or Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Gypsum (Selenite crystals in Halite/Clay matrix)
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Quartz (Agate/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Calcite (often commercially called Green Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Larimar (Pectolite)
NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Larimar (Pectolite)
NaCa2Si3O10(OH) (Sodium Calcium Silicate Hydroxide)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide)
Red jasper (tumbled river pebble)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Travertine (Tufa)
Chemical Limestone (CaCO3)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Impurities
Brecciated jasper, possibly rainforest jasper
Jasper: microcrystalline to cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂, commonly containing hematite, goethite, chlorite, epidote, and other iron- and manganese-bearing minerals
Limonite
FeO(OH)·n(H2O)
Epidote (Greenstone)
Calcium aluminum iron silicate hydroxide Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)