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Browse mineral specimen specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Emerald in Matrix

Emerald in Matrix

Aquamarine Matrix

Aquamarine Matrix

Morganite Crystal

Morganite Crystal

Emerald Crystal

Emerald Crystal

Aquamarine Crystal

Aquamarine Crystal

Mushroom Tourmaline

Mushroom Tourmaline

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Quartz Druzy Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druzy Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with vaporized metals) — mineral

Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with vaporized metals

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) with surface tarnish) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) with surface tarnish

Quartz (Druzy/Macro-crystalline) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Druzy/Macro-crystalline)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Native Copper (Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper

Copper (Cu)

Quartz with Iron Oxide Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Oxide Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Iron Staining (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (with Calcite layering) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Calcite layering)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Iron-Stained) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite (Iron-Stained)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Agate (Carnelian Agate with Quartz Matrix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Carnelian Agate with Quartz Matrix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony Agate Geode / Nodule (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Chalcedony Agate Geode / Nodule

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Amethyst (Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst (Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Galena (Lead sulfide (PbS)) — mineral

Galena

Lead sulfide (PbS)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities

Quartz (Granular) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Granular)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Specularite in Quartz (Specular Hematite (Fe2O3) in Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Specularite in Quartz

Specular Hematite (Fe2O3) in Quartz (SiO2)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)

Amazonite (Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Talc Schist / Soapstone (Talc (Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Talc Schist / Soapstone

Talc (Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)

Muscovite (Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite

Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Black Tourmaline (Schorl) (Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)) — mineral

Black Tourmaline (Schorl)

Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)

Emerald In Matrix (Quartz/Calcite) (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities) — mineral

Emerald In Matrix (Quartz/Calcite)

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

Dumortierite Quartz (Dumortierite-bearing Quartz (SiO2 with Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3)) — mineral

Dumortierite Quartz

Dumortierite-bearing Quartz (SiO2 with Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Sulfide Ore (likely Galena and Sphalerite in Quartz) (Lead-Zinc Ore (PbS and ZnS)) — mineral

Sulfide Ore (likely Galena and Sphalerite in Quartz)

Lead-Zinc Ore (PbS and ZnS)

Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within a nodule) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within a nodule

Carnelian Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony

Quartz with Host Rock Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with Host Rock Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Beryl (Aquamarine) in Matrix with Schorl (Be3Al2Si6O18 (Beryl) with NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)) — mineral

Beryl (Aquamarine) in Matrix with Schorl

Be3Al2Si6O18 (Beryl) with NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Prehnite (Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Ruby / Red Tourmaline (Corundum (Al2O3) or Elbaite (Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)) — mineral

Ruby / Red Tourmaline

Corundum (Al2O3) or Elbaite (Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)

Green Quartzite (Meta-quartzite with fuchsite or chlorite inclusion) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite

Meta-quartzite with fuchsite or chlorite inclusion

Fuchsite or Green Mica Schist (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — metamorphic

Fuchsite or Green Mica Schist

K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Olivine (Peridotite) (Magnesium iron silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4) — igneous

Olivine (Peridotite)

Magnesium iron silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

Sunstone (Plagioclase Feldspar (Oligoclase or Andesine) - (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)3O8) — mineral

Sunstone

Plagioclase Feldspar (Oligoclase or Andesine) - (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)3O8

Quartz Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)