Lemon Quartz (Orizaba/Citrinated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities/treatment
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Browse mineral (specifically a gemstone variety) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Lemon Quartz (Orizaba/Citrinated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities/treatment
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentine-group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Feldspar (Microcline variant)
Amazonite (Tumbled Chips)
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Peach Aventurine
Quartz variety (SiO2 + Hematite/Goethite inclusions)
Puddingstone (specifically Michigan/Gowganda Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (Jasper Conglomerate)
Apache Tear
Hydrated Obsidian (Natural Volcanic Glass)
Smoky quartz ring
Quartz (SiO₂), likely smoky quartz; the surrounding stones and metal cannot be identified reliably from the image.
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Blue Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Amber (specifically Red or Cherry Amber)
Succinite (Resinite); Chemical formula: C10H16O
Blue Chalcedony (Blue Lace Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian)
Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate (specifically a small Chalcedony nodule)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium/Iron)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety often found as a river rock)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Citrine Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron impurities
Yellow Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Green Sandstone (Glauconitic Sandstone)
Glauconitic Sandstone (K(Fe,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Desert Rose
Gypsum (variety Selenite) - CaSO4·2H2O
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Green Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mineral Inclusions
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety with hematite or goethite inclusions) Chemical Formula: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities