Quartz Druzy
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species pyrope almandine garnet) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz Druzy
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with traces of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese (SiO2)
Fossil bone, possibly a large mammal long-bone fragment
Fossilized cortical bone; taxon indeterminate from the photograph
Labradorite (Feldspar)
Labradorite: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)
Selenite
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O), specifically the crystalline variety Selenite
Chalcedony (Agate and Carnelian varieties)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded variety)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeOO·nH2O)
Rough Green Beryl (Emerald variety)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Arfvedsonite with Garnet
Na3(Fe2+,Mg)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Wollastonite
Calcium Inosilicate, CaSiO3
Green Jasper
Jasper (variety of Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Ocean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Limonite Nodules / Goethite
Hydrated Iron Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3·nH2O)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Pegmatitic granite (likely feldspar–quartz–mica rock)
Granitic pegmatite; chiefly K-feldspar and quartz, with mica and iron-oxide staining
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Botryoidal quartz (likely chalcedony or druzy quartz)
Silicon dioxide, SiO₂; microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony) with possible drusy quartz coating
Garnierite in Matrix
Nickel-bearing Magnesium Silicates (Garnierite)
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnet-Mica Schist (X-Y)3Z2(SiO4)3
Banded Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Schist (Diamond Drill Core)
Mica Schist
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled ocean jasper (orbicular/chalcedony-rich jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron oxides and variable volcanic inclusions
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silicified microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide-rich orbicules; commonly called Ocean Jasper
Biotite Schist
Schist (Biotite-dominated)
Limonite (Ochreous)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile)
Muscovite mica
Muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Agate (specifically Botswana or Lake Superior style chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)