Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
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Browse mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species pyrope almandine garnet) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Blue Lace Agate (Chert/Chalcedony)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Gastropod shell fragment
Calcareous mollusk shell; primarily aragonite or calcite (CaCO₃)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Sandstone (Graywacke)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Sunstone
(Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8) - Plagioclase Feldspar
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Buffalo Nickel (Indian Head Nickel)
Cupronickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Banded Agate (Onyx variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Super Seven (Melody Stone)
Quartz with inclusions (Amethyst, Cacoxenite, Goethite, Lepidocrosite, Rutile, Smoky Quartz, and Clear Quartz)
Limonite (often after Hematite or Goethite)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Weathered iron-rich rock, likely limonite/goethite-bearing basalt or ironstone
Limonite (hydrated iron oxides; chiefly goethite, FeO(OH)) with probable silicate host rock
Amber (Burmite)
Fossilized tree resin (Succinite variant)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Chondrichthyes (class) fossilized tooth
Kidney Stone
Nephrolithiasis (Calcium Oxalate, Hydroxyapatite, or Uric Acid)
Fossilized Bone
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil
Jasper (specifically Owyhee or Picture Jasper variety)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Tumbled Moonstone
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Albite), KAlSi3O8
Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Quartz-rich granitic pegmatite fragment
Pegmatite, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica
Muscovite Schist
Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 matrix)
Moonstone
Orthoclase feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Raw black tourmaline (likely schorl)
Schorl, a sodium–iron tourmaline; approximate formula NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite/Goethite Iron Concretion
Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Black Veined Jasper (Spiderweb Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond (Rough)
Diamond (C)
Granite
Granitoid (composition typically SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Agate (specifically a Blue Agate Geode Slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz); SiO2
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss
Likely weathered metallic mineral or slag fragment
Indeterminate; possibly iron-rich sulfide/oxide material or industrial slag
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals including antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite)
K2 stone (azurite–granite)
Biotite granite hosting blue azurite (Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂), often with malachite and quartz
Tumbled Mixed Gemstones and Rocks
Various mineral species including quartz (SiO2) and silicate minerals