Raw amethyst (purple quartz)
Amethyst; quartz, SiO₂, colored by trace iron and irradiation
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Browse mineral (specifically a variety of quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Raw amethyst (purple quartz)
Amethyst; quartz, SiO₂, colored by trace iron and irradiation
Tumbled banded jasper, likely brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and clay inclusions
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz Veins
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz (Milky/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper (likely polished/tumbled)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled carnelian (likely)
Orange-red chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Chert
Chert (SiO2)
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
SiO2
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Almandine Garnet
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Tumbled jasper, likely red/brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored chiefly by iron oxides
Banded Jasper (Mookaite / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Polished white chalcedony or milky quartz pebble
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining or a minor mineral inclusion
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2)
Tumbled brown stone, likely jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably iron-stained jasper/chert
Polished brecciated jasper (likely orbicular/picture jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and breccia fragments
Yellow Chalcedony (Tumbled/Cabochon)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz (Milky/Crystal Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chevron Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety) - SiO2
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dream Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Iron impurities
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Lace Agate type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions
Peridot (likely, based on color and appearance)
Olivine group mineral, specifically (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyry (specifically Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite)
Porphyritic extrusive igneous rock (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine inclusions/Plagioclase Feldspar)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)