Diamond (set in Gold)
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
Category
Browse mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species pyrope almandine garnet) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Diamond (set in Gold)
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
Basalt with Garnet inclusions
Basalt containing Nesosilicate (Garnet Group, likely Almandine Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Mica Schist
Schist (Muscovite-Biotite Schist)
Schist
Schist (primarily mica-schist)
Brown Garnet
Andradite or Almandine Garnet (general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Micaceous schist (Mainly Muscovite/Biotite mixed with Quartz)
Garnet Schist or Garnet-bearing Quartzite
Metamorphic rock containing Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (contains muscovite/biotite and quartz)
Tumbled jasper, likely picture jasper or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony with iron-oxide pigments
Likely polished garnet fragment
Garnet group, possibly almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Iron-stained garnet-bearing rock, possibly almandine garnet
Garnet-group silicate, likely almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂), in a quartz–iron-oxide matrix
Tumbled jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), chiefly SiO₂, colored by iron oxides and other impurities
Red jasper
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), iron-oxide-rich variety
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly composed of Muscovite or Biotite silicates)
Moonstone
Adularia (Potassium Aluminum Silicate, KAlSi3O8)
Moonstone
Orthoclase and Albite (KAlSi3O8 / NaAlSi3O8)
Larimar
NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharocles or Otodus sp. (Micro-fossilized)
Garnet Schist
Garnet-bearing Mica Schist (variety of compositions, often Al2SiO5 with X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Iridescent Ammonite
Ammonoidea (Species: likely Cleoniceras or Desmoceras); Mineral: Aragonite/Ammolite (CaCO3)
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled blue-gray mineral specimen
Indeterminate; possibly dumortierite quartz, sodalite, or dyed stone
Garnet Schist
Garnet-bearing Mica Schist
Polished brecciated jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions
Tumbled jasper (likely picture jasper or iron-rich jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Rhyolitic jasper / brecciated jasper
Silica-rich volcanic rock, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and clay/mineral impurities
Yellow Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Gneiss (specifically Biotite Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Silicates)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Banded agate (likely carnelian/chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Tumbled orbicular jasper (probable)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron- and clay-rich inclusions
Amazonite
Microcline feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), green variety
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Polished agate slice
Agate, a banded variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Jade (likely Jadeite or Nephrite)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) or Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Garnet
Garnet group [X3Y2(SiO4)3]
Fuchsite
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2
Polished multicolored jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), likely iron- and manganese-stained chert