Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Category
Browse mineral (specifically a gemstone variety) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Cloudy Quartz (or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (primarily K-feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Agate (specifically Botswana or Lake Superior style Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Agate (specifically a Yellow/Honey Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chalcedony (specifically Common Opal or Agate variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite (specifically Rainbow Fluorite or Purple Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Agate (specifically, a slice of a Blue Lace or Chalcedony Agate nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Aragonite (specifically Mexican Marbled Onyx)
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx or Carnelian Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Red Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Arenite
Selenite (Satin Spar)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Orthoceras Fossil Limestone
Orthoceras (extinct Cephalopod fossil) in Matrix
Amethyst (Pale/Lavender variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Gneiss (specifically Micaceous Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with possible Feldspar)
Quartz (Rose or Milky variety fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of Titanium, Manganese, or Iron
Garnet Schist
Garnet-bearing Mica Schist (variety of compositions, often Al2SiO5 with X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions (Quartzite)
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically Pink Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)