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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

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Smooth River Pebble) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Smooth River Pebble)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Calcite with Quartz coating (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Calcite with Quartz coating

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled pale stone, likely milky quartz or calcite (Quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Tumbled pale stone, likely milky quartz or calcite

Quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing

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

Green Aventurine

SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Citrine

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz (Water-worn Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride, CaF2) — Mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride, CaF2

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Pink Granite (Granite (composed primarily of potassium feldspar, quartz, plagioclase feldspar, and biotite/amphibole)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Granite (composed primarily of potassium feldspar, quartz, plagioclase feldspar, and biotite/amphibole)

Quartz (Yellow/Citrine Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Yellow/Citrine Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agatized Coral / Rough Chalcedony Node) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agatized Coral / Rough Chalcedony Node)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Onyx (Banded Calcite) (Banded Calcite / Aragonite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Onyx (Banded Calcite)

Banded Calcite / Aragonite (CaCO3)

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

Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dyed Agate (SiO2) — mineral

Dyed Agate

SiO2

Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Sea Glass or River-worn Pebble style) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Sea Glass or River-worn Pebble style)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Tumbled serpentine (likely) (Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite or lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) — mineral

Tumbled serpentine (likely)

Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite or lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄

Green Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals) — mineral

Green Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals

Tumbled green aventurine (Quartz variety, mainly SiO₂ with fuchsite or other mica inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled green aventurine

Quartz variety, mainly SiO₂ with fuchsite or other mica inclusions

Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz or Moonstone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Milky Quartz or Moonstone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Copper Ore (with Malachite/Chrysocolla and Iron Oxides) (Secondary Copper Minerals (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 / (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)) — mineral

Copper Ore (with Malachite/Chrysocolla and Iron Oxides)

Secondary Copper Minerals (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 / (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Petrified Coral Fossil (Honeycomb Coral) (Favosites (Rugosa/Tabulate coral fossil replaced by microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony)) — fossil

Petrified Coral Fossil (Honeycomb Coral)

Favosites (Rugosa/Tabulate coral fossil replaced by microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony)

Granite / Diorite Xenolith or Contact (Felsic-Mafic Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite / Diorite Xenolith or Contact

Felsic-Mafic Intrusive Igneous Rock

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Quartzite with Quartz Geode / Vug (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Quartz Geode / Vug

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host

Hydrothermal Quartz Breccia (Hydrothermal Breccia with Quartz and Chloritic/Epidote Clasts) — metamorphic

Hydrothermal Quartz Breccia

Hydrothermal Breccia with Quartz and Chloritic/Epidote Clasts

Mixed river-worn rock and mineral collection (Mostly quartz/quartzite, feldspar-bearing granitoid, chert, and mafic volcanic rocks; exact species vary by pebble) — igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, mineral

Mixed river-worn rock and mineral collection

Mostly quartz/quartzite, feldspar-bearing granitoid, chert, and mafic volcanic rocks; exact species vary by pebble

igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, mineral