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Mineral (Tectosilicate)

Browse mineral (tectosilicate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Glauconite

Glauconite

Halite

Halite

Hutcheonite

Hutcheonite

Sperrylite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Anatase

Brookite

Brookite

Talc

Talc

Euxenite

Euxenite

Eltyubyuite

Eltyubyuite

Dolomite

Dolomite

Buergerite

Buergerite

Feldspathic Gneiss (Granite Gneiss) (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Feldspathic Gneiss (Granite Gneiss)

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Yellow Aventurine (Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Yellow Aventurine

Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Altered Host Rock) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Altered Host Rock

Quartz (Gravel Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Gravel Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Veinated Sandstone or Siltstone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a clastic sedimentary matrix) — sedimentary

Quartz Veinated Sandstone or Siltstone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a clastic sedimentary matrix

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral / Sedimentary occurrence

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral / Sedimentary occurrence

Quartz Pebble (with Iron Staining) (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (with Iron Staining)

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Common or Milky) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Common or Milky)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Microcrystalline/Macro crystalline variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Microcrystalline/Macro crystalline variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (specifically Quartzite or Massive Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz (specifically Quartzite or Massive Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (Salmon variety) (Orthoclase, KAlSi3O8) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar (Salmon variety)

Orthoclase, KAlSi3O8

Quartz pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Quartz with inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Sea Glass-like Quartz) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (Sea Glass-like Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Limonite Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — Mineral

Quartz with Limonite Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Unakite (Unakite (Metasomatized Granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Metasomatized Granite)

Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Moss Agate (Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Green Moss Agate

Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions

Emerald in Matrix (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities) — gemstone

Emerald in Matrix

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

Azurite and Malachite (Copper Carbonates: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite) and Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite)) — mineral

Azurite and Malachite

Copper Carbonates: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite) and Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite)

Tanzanite (Blue Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))) — gemstone

Tanzanite

Blue Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))

Blue Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with inclusions, SiO2) — mineral

Blue Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with inclusions, SiO2

Pink Spinel (Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)) — gemstone

Pink Spinel

Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chondrite Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite (L or H type)) — igneous

Chondrite Meteorite

Ordinary Chondrite (L or H type)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)