Milky Quartz
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
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Schist (primarily muscovite and quartz)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8, a variety of Microcline)
Garnet Schist
Garnetiferous Mica Schist
Black Garnet (Melanite)
Andradite, Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3
Biotite-rich schist (likely mica schist)
Mica schist; predominantly biotite mica with quartz and feldspar
Polished reddish-brown gemstone, likely carnelian
Carnelian: chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Polished red jasper pendant
Jasper, an opaque, microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored red by iron oxides
Tumbled red jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), primarily SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Tumbled agate, likely carnelian/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Rainbow Moonstone
White Labradorite (formula: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Citrine Quartz carving
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Selenite Gypsum
Hydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Weathered garnet-bearing gneiss (likely)
Garnet-bearing gneiss; exact mineral identification is uncertain from the photograph
Tumbled leopard-skin jasper (probable)
Orbicular rhyolite/jasper; primarily microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide inclusions
Polished jasper pebble, likely ocean or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides and other impurities
Tumbled yellow-orange jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Tumbled yellow jasper (likely iron-stained chalcedony)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions
Red jasper (probable polished chalcedony/jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Red jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Brecciated jasper (likely ocean jasper or red jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide pigments and breccia cement
Polished blue banded agate slice
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂, commonly with trace iron and other coloring elements
Carnelian (orange-red chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), iron-colored variety
Polished brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide and clay-mineral inclusions
Agate (Carnelian / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gray chalcedony (common agate/jasper fragment)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely chalcedony with weathered host-rock rind
Tumbled amazonite
Amazonite, green microcline feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈)
Polished bloodstone (heliotrope)
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with red iron-oxide inclusions
Red jasper (polished/tumbled)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Red jasper-like pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), typically colored by iron oxides; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Amazonite
Microcline (variety Amazonite), K(AlSi3O8)
Tumbled brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Chalcedony (Botryoidal Agate vein)
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Nephrite (a form of Jade)
Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Sunstone
Andesine-Labradorite Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron oxides and accessory minerals; SiO₂-dominant
Sunstone (Feldspar variety)
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)3O8 with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Polished brecciated jasper pendant
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of chalcedony (mostly SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining and likely brecciation