Chert (Tripolitic Chert / Flint Nodules)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species pyrope almandine garnet) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Tripolitic Chert / Flint Nodules)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Epidote (Greenstone)
Calcium aluminum iron silicate hydroxide Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Schist
Schist (Metamorphic Rock)
Polished brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), chiefly SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Jadeite (Jade)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Blue Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely mica-rich schist
Mica schist, composed mainly of quartz and mica (muscovite and/or biotite)
Apricot Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Spessartine Garnet in Quartz/Feldspar Pegmatite
Spessartine (Mn3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar
Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst)
Amethystine Quartz (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Weathered agate or chalcedony nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony/agate
Schist
Mica Schist (variety: Muscovite/Biotite Schist)
Raw ruby (corundum)
Ruby variety of corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), colored chiefly by chromium
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished/tumbled jasper, likely ocean jasper or brecciated jasper
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides and other silicate impurities
Small pale stone, possibly quartz or limestone
Indeterminate from image; likely quartz (SiO₂) or calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃)
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock rich in Alkali Feldspar and Quartz)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock)
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Moonstone
Adularia (orthoclase feldspar variety)
Polished white agate or chalcedony bead
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony/agate with iron-oxide staining or a brown mineral inclusion
Fossil Coral
Hexagonaria (Rugose coral) / Rugosa
Orange Calcite (Iron-Stained)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Quartzite / Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Spessartine Garnet
Manganese aluminum silicate (Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3)
Milky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Polished orbicular jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides and other accessory minerals
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red jasper pebble
Jasper, opaque microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Multi-Gemstone Quartz Bracelet (Amethyst, Aventurine, Rose Quartz, Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture
Blue Apatite
Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))