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

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Glaucophane Schist (Glaucophane-bearing Schist (Na2(Mg,Fe)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Glaucophane Schist

Glaucophane-bearing Schist (Na2(Mg,Fe)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2)

Quartz (Citrine or Smoky variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Citrine or Smoky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Dyed Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment) — mineral

Blue Dyed Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment

Dyed Blue Agate Geode Slice (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Dyed Blue Agate Geode Slice

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Magnetite (likely in Hematite or Ironstone) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (likely in Hematite or Ironstone)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock, likely gneiss (Gneiss; composition commonly quartz (SiO₂), feldspars, biotite/hornblende, and minor accessory minerals) — metamorphic

Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock, likely gneiss

Gneiss; composition commonly quartz (SiO₂), feldspars, biotite/hornblende, and minor accessory minerals

Limonite (Ironstone Concretion) (Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)

Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Fossilized tooth or tooth fragment (Indeterminate vertebrate tooth; likely mammalian, mineralized hydroxyapatite) — fossil

Fossilized tooth or tooth fragment

Indeterminate vertebrate tooth; likely mammalian, mineralized hydroxyapatite

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2 dominant, with minor feldspar and clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2 dominant, with minor feldspar and clay minerals)

Raw smoky quartz with dark mineral inclusions (Quartz (SiO₂), likely smoky quartz; dark inclusions may be chlorite, tourmaline, or iron/manganese oxides) — mineral

Raw smoky quartz with dark mineral inclusions

Quartz (SiO₂), likely smoky quartz; dark inclusions may be chlorite, tourmaline, or iron/manganese oxides

Quartz (with inclusions / Sandstone fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (with inclusions / Sandstone fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Inclusion (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) with SiO2 or CaCO3 vein) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Inclusion

Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) with SiO2 or CaCO3 vein

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

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Greasy Quartz (likely carved Milky Quartz or Aventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Greasy Quartz (likely carved Milky Quartz or Aventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Clear variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Limonite / Goethite (Iron Ore Mineral nodule) (FeO(OH)·nH2O / FeO(OH)) — mineral

Limonite / Goethite (Iron Ore Mineral nodule)

FeO(OH)·nH2O / FeO(OH)

Quartz-bearing rock fragment (Likely quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and possible host-rock grains) — mineral

Quartz-bearing rock fragment

Likely quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and possible host-rock grains

Blue Aragonite (Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Aragonite

Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Coarse-grained Quartz with Feldspar inclusions (Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Orthoclase/Plagioclase Feldspar inclusions) — igneous

Coarse-grained Quartz with Feldspar inclusions

Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Orthoclase/Plagioclase Feldspar inclusions

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Quartz Var.) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Quartz Var.)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide (SiC)) — mineral

Carborundum

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

Clear Quartz / Rock Crystal (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz / Rock Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Drupa or Druzy Quartz on Geode Fragment (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Drupa or Druzy Quartz on Geode Fragment

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (Set in jewelry) (Cubic Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (Set in jewelry)

Cubic Carbon (C)

Gneiss and Igneous Rock Collection (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss) / Igneous Rocks) — metamorphic

Gneiss and Igneous Rock Collection

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss) / Igneous Rocks

Garnet Gneiss (Garnetiferous quartzo-feldspathic gneiss) — metamorphic

Garnet Gneiss

Garnetiferous quartzo-feldspathic gneiss

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

Quartz (Iron-Stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2)

Amazonite with Smoky Quartz and Feldspar (Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Amazonite with Smoky Quartz and Feldspar

Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Quartz (SiO2)

Agate (Crazy Lace or Eye Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Crazy Lace or Eye Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)