Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (specifically a variety enriched with blue-coloring minerals)
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Browse mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species pyrope almandine garnet) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (specifically a variety enriched with blue-coloring minerals)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock)
Bronzite
MgSiO3 (Enstatite with 10-30% FeSiO3 in solid solution)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace elements of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper), likely
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony aggregate, commonly with feldspar, epidote, and iron oxides; composition varies
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Limonite / Iron Oxide Concretion
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron oxide)
Milky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil Coral
Hexagonaria (Rugose coral) / Rugosa
Schist
Crystalline Metamorphic Rock (Schistose)
Multi-Gemstone Quartz Bracelet (Amethyst, Aventurine, Rose Quartz, Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture
Schist
Mica Schist (Metamorphic rock)
Epidote
Epidote Group (e.g., Clinozoisite, Epidote, Piemontite), Epidote formula: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Iron oxide-hydroxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Peach Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limonite or Ironstone
Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide, approximately FeO(OH)·n(H2O)
Limonite
Limonite (Hydrous iron oxides, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Garnet in Quartzite
Garnet-bearing Quartzite (SiO2 + X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Apricot Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Sandstone or Quartzite
Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)
Schist
Mica Schist
Citrine Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Greenstone (likely altered basalt or serpentinite)
Chlorite-rich metabasalt or serpentinite; exact identification requires testing
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz
Limonite Concretion
Limonite (FeO·nH2O)
Schist (Graphite or Mica rich)
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, or Graphite)
Schist
Lepidoblastic Mica Schist
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of serpentine group minerals including antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Jasper (specifically Yellow or Bumblebee-like Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Limonite Nugget
Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Calcium Sodium Aluminum Silicate)