Tumbled red jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), predominantly SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
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Browse mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species pyrope almandine garnet) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Tumbled red jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), predominantly SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Tumbled jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Larimar (Pectolite)
NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Larimar (Pectolite)
NaCa2Si3O10(OH) (Sodium Calcium Silicate Hydroxide)
Garnet
Garnet group (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Garnet
Garnet Group (formula varies, e.g., Almasndine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet
Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Smoky Quartz on Feldspar (Granite Pegmatite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Polished orbicular granite (likely larvikite or rapakivi-type granite)
Granite; primarily quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Polished/patinated jasper slab
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with iron-oxide and clay inclusions
Bi-Color Tourmaline (or Watermelon Tourmaline)
Tourmaline (complex borosilicate mineral group with general formula AD3G6(BO3)3T6O18(OH,O)4)
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper), possibly brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron-oxide pigments and minor volcanic inclusions
Travertine (Tufa)
Chemical Limestone (CaCO3)
Schist/Phyllite
Metamorphic Schist (Chlorite Schist variety)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide)
Polished/tumbled serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Schist (comprising Muscovite/Biotite mica, Quartz, and Feldspar)
Granite (Giallo Ornamental / Venetian Gold)
Granite (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, Biotite, and Garnet)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (specifically a variety enriched with blue-coloring minerals)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished brown jasper (brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and dark mineral inclusions
Schist
Mica Schist (Variable chemistry, often rich in muscovite and biotite)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Serpentine (likely antigorite-rich serpentinite fragment)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Blue Lace Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Citrine Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz
Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentine or nephrite-like material)
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals; exact identification requires testing
Chert / Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Staurolite
Staurolite (Fe2Al9O6(SiO4)4(O,OH)2)
Tumbled jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly iron-oxide stained
Tumbled jasper (likely yellow/orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite)
White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Impurities
Citrine
Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)