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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

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Argetine Blue Agate (Chalcendony variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Argetine Blue Agate (Chalcendony variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Amethyst Geode Segment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst Geode Segment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities

Golden Healer Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide/Hydroxide inclusions) — mineral

Golden Healer Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide/Hydroxide inclusions

Calcite in Matrix (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite in Matrix

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Raw calcite specimen (Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)) — mineral

Raw calcite specimen

Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)

Unknown White Specimen (Unidentifiable due to blurriness) — mineral

Unknown White Specimen

Unidentifiable due to blurriness

Diamond (Cut Specimen) (Diamond (pure carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (Cut Specimen)

Diamond (pure carbon, C)

Carnelian (Carnelian (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide cement)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Basalt River Pebble (with possible Pyrite/Mineralization) (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt River Pebble (with possible Pyrite/Mineralization)

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Weathered Sandstone Cobble (Arenite / Quartz Sandstone) — sedimentary

Weathered Sandstone Cobble

Arenite / Quartz Sandstone

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dyed Howlite (Borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Dyed Howlite

Borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)

Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal component)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal component)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite)

Milky Quartz Pebble with Inclusions (Quartz (SiO2) with chlorite or mica inclusions) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble with Inclusions

Quartz (SiO2) with chlorite or mica inclusions

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Agate (Chert/Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Chert/Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely tumbled calcite or pale limestone fragment (Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly microcrystalline limestone) — mineral

Likely tumbled calcite or pale limestone fragment

Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly microcrystalline limestone

Jasper with Iron Oxides (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper with Iron Oxides

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 inclusions

Snowflake obsidian cabochon (Obsidian (volcanic glass), SiO₂-rich; white areas are cristobalite/spherulitic devitrification) — igneous

Snowflake obsidian cabochon

Obsidian (volcanic glass), SiO₂-rich; white areas are cristobalite/spherulitic devitrification

Green Fluorite (likely synthetic or heat-treated for jewelry) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite (likely synthetic or heat-treated for jewelry)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Jasper Agate (Carnelian Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Jasper Agate (Carnelian Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Limonite or Goethite (Ironstone) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite or Goethite (Ironstone)

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

Blue Lace Agate (Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2) — mineral

Blue Lace Agate

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2

Weathered greenish rock fragment (Indeterminate; possibly epidote- or chlorite-bearing altered silicate rock) — mineral

Weathered greenish rock fragment

Indeterminate; possibly epidote- or chlorite-bearing altered silicate rock

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicate mineral - SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicate mineral - SiO2)

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

Tumbled Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (White/Milky)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Rough Quartz (Clear Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rough Quartz (Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate variant) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace hydration) — mineral

Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate variant)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace hydration

Tumbled brown chalcedony or jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper) — mineral

Tumbled brown chalcedony or jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper

Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate (MnSiO₃)) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (MnSiO₃)