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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

Bornite (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Tiny amber-colored crystal fragment (Indeterminate; possibly quartz, feldspar, mica, or a sulfide mineral) — mineral

Tiny amber-colored crystal fragment

Indeterminate; possibly quartz, feldspar, mica, or a sulfide mineral

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

Quartz Geode (Druzy Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz / Common Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz / Common Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Titanium Quartz (Rough) (Titanium-included Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)) — mineral

Titanium Quartz (Rough)

Titanium-included Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)

Quartz Druzy on Matrix (SiO2) — mineral

Quartz Druzy on Matrix

SiO2

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony) — sedimentary

Banded Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony

Clear Quartz Cluster (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz Cluster

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Turquoise (Hydrate phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrate phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

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

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite/Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite/Mica)

Banded Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony) — mineral

Banded Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Rhodochrosite (Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)) — mineral

Rhodochrosite

Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)

Unidentified gray stone (Likely quartz-rich stone; exact identification is not possible from the image) — mineral

Unidentified gray stone

Likely quartz-rich stone; exact identification is not possible from the image

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

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Hemimorphite or Red Quartz (SiO2 (Quartz) / Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O (Hemimorphite)) — mineral

Hemimorphite or Red Quartz

SiO2 (Quartz) / Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O (Hemimorphite)

Brecciated Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities) — sedimentary

Brecciated Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities

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

Massive White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate with Quartz Druzy (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline and Macrocrystalline varieties) — mineral

Agate with Quartz Druzy

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline and Macrocrystalline varieties

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (set in Gold) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (set in Gold)

Carbon (C)

$Jasper pebble with vein quartz cross-cutting fractures (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary$

Jasper pebble with vein quartz cross-cutting fractures

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz - SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz - SiO2)

Quartz fragment (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz fragment

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Granite Pegmatite (Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite Pegmatite

Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead and Quartz Specimen (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chert Arrowhead and Quartz Specimen

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz (Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infilling) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz

Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infilling

Quartz-veined Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with quartz veins) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with quartz veins

Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil shell fragment (likely brachiopod or bivalve) (Indeterminate fossilized carbonate shell; likely Brachiopoda or Bivalvia) — fossil

Fossil shell fragment (likely brachiopod or bivalve)

Indeterminate fossilized carbonate shell; likely Brachiopoda or Bivalvia

Bumblebee Jasper (Calcite-Auripigment-Pyrite-Realgar assemblage (Carbonate/Sulphide mixture)) — mineral

Bumblebee Jasper

Calcite-Auripigment-Pyrite-Realgar assemblage (Carbonate/Sulphide mixture)

Jasper (Chert / Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Jasper (Chert / Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

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

Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Limestone with Calcite Crust (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Crust

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)