Amethyst (Rough)
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
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Browse mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species pyrope almandine garnet) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Amethyst (Rough)
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the green variety colored by chromium or vanadium
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz crystal with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (specifically Milky Quartz/Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Dragon Stone (Dragon Blood Jasper)
Epidote with Pietersite or Red Jasper inclusions (varied SiO2 and Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), specifically Microcline
K2 Jasper (K2 Granite)
Azulite in Granite (Quartz + Feldspar + Biotite + Azurite)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Schist
Mica Schist
Mica (Biotite and Muscovite) in Matrix
Potassium aluminum silicate with iron/magnesium (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 / K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Rock)
Schist
Mica Schist
Basalt
Basalt (composition predominately plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Green Apatite on Albite
Fluorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3F] on Albite [Na(AlSi3O8)]
Amber (Black)
Amber (succinite, retinite, etc., specifically, heavily included/dark varieties)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Lake Superior Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Chert Pebble/Nodule
Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline sedimentary form of quartz, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (with complementary stones in jewelry setting)
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Fossil Coral (Favosites Honeycomb)
Favosites (Genus), Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa
Chert (Flint Nobule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with iron oxide Fe2O3 cement)
Carnelian
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orca Agate
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (and Hematite/Jasper Matrix)
SiO2 (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite) with Hematite/Magnetite