Citrine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Category
Browse mineral (tectosilicate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Citrine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Fluorite (Rainbow or Multi-colored Fluorite)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)
Granite
Granite
Given the appearance, it's likely a fragment of an igneous or metamorphic rock composed of multiple minerals. Without specific diagnostic features, it's difficult to give a common name other than 'crystalline rock fragment'. If pressed to guess based on the granular, somewhat light and dark speckled appearance, it could be a fragment of granite or a related intrusive igneous rock.
As a rock fragment, it does not have a single scientific mineral name; rather, it's a piece of a rock which is a combination of minerals. If it were granite, its main mineral composition would be quartz (SiO2), feldspar (e.g., KAlSi3O8 - orthoclase, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 - plagioclase), and mica (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - muscovite or K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 - biotite), among others.
Turquoise and Hematite
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Fe2O3 (Hematite)
Quartz-veined Sedimentary Rock
Hydrothermally veined Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 veins in Matrix)
Sandstone (likely with Quartz Veining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fluorite (Rainbow/Purple Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic extrusive volcanic rock with secondary mineral infilling)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Schist with Biotite and Quartz
Biotite-Quartz Schist (Fe,Mg,Al silicate mix)
Granite
Granite
Pebble
Clast (specifically a granule or small pebble)
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Limonite (Iron Stone/Gossen)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite
Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Sulfur on Quartz
Native Sulfur (S8) with Quartz (SiO2)
Granite or Pegmatite with Mica
Granitoid
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with miscellaneous inclusions
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gemstone Sand (Mineral Assortment)
Mixed Mineral Concentrates (Commonly including Quartz SiO2, Garnet X3Y2(SiO4)3, and Tourmaline (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al)3(Al,Fe,Mn)6(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH,F)4)
Garden Quartz (Lodalite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Banded Gneiss (with possible weathered sulfide or iron staining)
Gneiss, potentially with iron oxide/hydroxide staining (e.g., limonite) or weathered sulfides
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jadeite and Mixed Gemstones (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Corundum (Al2O3), Beryl (Be3Al2(Si6O18))
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·n(H2O)
Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Limonite (vibrant yellowish-brown iron oxide)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Bauxite
AlOx(OH)3-2x (mixture of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)
Lapis Lazuli
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1-2 (primarily containing Lazurite with inclusions of Calcite and Pyrite)
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Lapis Lazuli (Raw)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S
Heat-Treated Amethyst (Commercial Citrine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Macro-crystalline Quartz
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss specimen)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)