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Browse mineral group specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Blue Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sunstone (Aventurine Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)) — mineral

Sunstone

Aventurine Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)

Amazonite (with smoky quartz/red jasper inclusions) (Tectosilicate - Microcline Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — Mineral

Amazonite (with smoky quartz/red jasper inclusions)

Tectosilicate - Microcline Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Vanadinite (Lead Chlorovanadate - Pb5(VO4)3Cl) — mineral

Vanadinite

Lead Chlorovanadate - Pb5(VO4)3Cl

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Mica inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Mica inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions

Beryl (likely var. Aquamarine or Goshenite) in Matrix (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Beryl (likely var. Aquamarine or Goshenite) in Matrix

Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Rough Emerald (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)) — mineral

Rough Emerald

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)

Moonstone (Orthoclase/Albite (KAlSi3O8 / NaAlSi3O8) with Adularescence) — mineral

Moonstone

Orthoclase/Albite (KAlSi3O8 / NaAlSi3O8) with Adularescence

Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist) (Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities) — mineral

Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)

Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions of Iron (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions of Iron (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2

Amethyst (Amethyst (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)) — Mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — Mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Bloodstone (Heliotrope (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with inclusions)) — Metamorphic Rock

Bloodstone

Heliotrope (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with inclusions)

Metamorphic Rock

Pyrite (or Fool's Gold) (Pyrite (FeS₂)) — Mineral

Pyrite (or Fool's Gold)

Pyrite (FeS₂)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (Complex Silicate Rock)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (Complex Silicate Rock)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Rhodochrosite (Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)) — mineral

Rhodochrosite

Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Veined Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Veined Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Aragonite Star Cluster (Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite Star Cluster

Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Rose Quartz (Rose Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Rose Quartz (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Smoky Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Blue Goldstone (Goldstone (artificial glass)) — Mineral (man-made glass, not natural)

Blue Goldstone

Goldstone (artificial glass)

Mineral (man-made glass, not natural)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Biotite (Black Mica) (Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Biotite (Black Mica)

Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine (Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Bixbyite on Rhyolite (Bixbyite (Mn2+,Fe3+)2O3) — mineral

Bixbyite on Rhyolite

Bixbyite (Mn2+,Fe3+)2O3

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Amethyst (Amethyst (variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

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

White Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)

Iolite (Cordierite) (Cordierite (Magnesium Aluminum Silicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18) — Mineral

Iolite (Cordierite)

Cordierite (Magnesium Aluminum Silicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18

Blue Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Fluorine-bearing aluminum silicate)) — mineral

Blue Topaz

Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Fluorine-bearing aluminum silicate)

Smoky Quartz (with Druzy/Polished Edge) (Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz (with Druzy/Polished Edge)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)