Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Category
Browse mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species pyrope almandine garnet) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with impurities of iron)
Granite
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Mica Schist
Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite mica)
Smoky Quartz (with inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite
Limonite (Hydrous iron oxides, FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (specifically, clastic sedimentary rock)
Yooperlite (Sodalite-bearing Syenite)
Sodalite-rich Syenite
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 (Quartz) with TiO2 (Rutile inclusions)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety containing hematite or goethite inclusions)", composition: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Schist (Micaceous)
Mica Schist
Amazonite (or Amazon Stone)
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline), K(AlSi3O8)
Chevron Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) with patterned Amethyst and White Quartz/Milky Quartz
Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Halite
Halite (NaCl)
Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (Calcium carbonate or Pyrite replaced)
Tiger's Eye (specifically Blue Tiger's Eye / Falcon's Eye)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ruby (Corundum)
Al2O3 (Aluminium oxide with Chromium impurities)
Fossilized Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda (replaced by Calcite/CaCO3)
Jasper (specifically Bloodstone or Heliotrope variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ethiopian Fire Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Mixed Chalcedony and Jasper Bracelet (possibly 'Ocean Jasper' or similar banded variety for brown beads, and blue/grey Chalcedony for the translucent beads)
Chalcedony (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities)