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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

Amethyst (Super Seven / Melody's Stone Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities including Iron) — mineral

Amethyst (Super Seven / Melody's Stone Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities including Iron

Quartz with Tourmaline and Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with accessory tourmaline and limonite) — mineral

Quartz with Tourmaline and Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with accessory tourmaline and limonite

Raw Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Raw Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2

Common Opal (SiO2·nH2O (Hydrated Silicon Dioxide)) — mineraloid

Common Opal

SiO2·nH2O (Hydrated Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz Crystal Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bismuthinite with Chalcopyrite and Quartz (Bismuthinite (Bi2S3) and Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Bismuthinite with Chalcopyrite and Quartz

Bismuthinite (Bi2S3) and Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Fuchsite

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

Quartz Vein Rock with Feldspar (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar) — mineral

Quartz Vein Rock with Feldspar

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar

Garnet (Almandine-Pyrope) (Almandine-Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Garnet (Almandine-Pyrope)

Almandine-Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Yellow Ochre (Goethite-rich clay (Hydrated Iron Oxide: FeO(OH)·nH₂O)) — mineral

Yellow Ochre

Goethite-rich clay (Hydrated Iron Oxide: FeO(OH)·nH₂O)

Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Garnet

Almandine/Pyrope Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3)

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

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Serpentine ((Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

(Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Chalcopyrite (Copper iron sulfide (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite

Copper iron sulfide (CuFeS2)

Smoky Quartz with Feldspar (SiO2 (Quartz) with KAlSi3O8 (Feldspar)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz with Feldspar

SiO2 (Quartz) with KAlSi3O8 (Feldspar)

Orgonite Pyramid (containing Amethyst and mixed minerals) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in synthetic resin) — gemstone

Orgonite Pyramid (containing Amethyst and mixed minerals)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in synthetic resin

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Pyrite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Quartz with Pyrite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Quartz with Mineral Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Chrysocolla (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Feldspar in Matrix (Feldspar group minerals in metamorphic or igneous matrix) — igneous

Feldspar in Matrix

Feldspar group minerals in metamorphic or igneous matrix

Herkimer Diamond (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Herkimer Diamond

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

N/A (Non-Geological Object) — N/A

N/A (Non-Geological Object)

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

Quartz (White/Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carved Stone Turtle (Carved Soapstone and Quartz) — mineral

Carved Stone Turtle

Carved Soapstone and Quartz

Yellow Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony with Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony with Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Copper Ore (Malachite, Azurite, and Chalcopyrite in Host Rock) (Copper-bearing polymetallic mineral aggregate (Cu-minerals)) — mineral

Copper Ore (Malachite, Azurite, and Chalcopyrite in Host Rock)

Copper-bearing polymetallic mineral aggregate (Cu-minerals)

Pink tourmaline crystal (likely polished or rough-cut) (Elbaite, Na(Li₁.₅Al₁.₅)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃) — gemstone

Pink tourmaline crystal (likely polished or rough-cut)

Elbaite, Na(Li₁.₅Al₁.₅)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃

Amazonite (Microcline (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8)

Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2) — mineral

Prehnite

Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

Emerald in Matrix (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Emerald in Matrix

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Quartz in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite in Quartz (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) embedded in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Quartz

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) embedded in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite Geode / Ironstone Nodule (Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite Geode / Ironstone Nodule

Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Peridot (Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Peridot

Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

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

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)