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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

Yellow Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony) — mineral

Yellow Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony

Carnelian (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities

Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Breciated Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — Mineral

Breciated Howlite

Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

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

Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian type)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz pebble with surface markings (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble with surface markings

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Intrusive igneous felsic rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive igneous felsic rock

Foliated Gneiss (River-Worn Pebble) (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Foliated Gneiss (River-Worn Pebble)

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Quartzite river pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite river pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Pegmatitic Quartz with Feldspar) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Quartz (Pegmatitic Quartz with Feldspar)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Jasper with Quartz Veins (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper with Quartz Veins

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Rough Diamond (Natural Diamond (Carbon, C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Natural Diamond (Carbon, C)

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

Quartz (Iron-Stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Pink/White) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony) — mineral

Banded Agate (Pink/White)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Microcrystalline variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Microcrystalline variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

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

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Smoky or Clear variety with inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky or Clear variety with inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely polished black stone or obsidian (Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly SiO₂) — igneous

Likely polished black stone or obsidian

Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly SiO₂

Granite (Weathered River Rock) (Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Granite (Weathered River Rock)

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)

Honey Calcite Geode Segment (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite Geode Segment

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan) (Iron-rich clastic sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan)

Iron-rich clastic sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite

Small polished pink-and-white mineral pebble (Likely rose quartz or pale pink quartz; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Small polished pink-and-white mineral pebble

Likely rose quartz or pale pink quartz; exact identification is uncertain from the image

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

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Coarse Sand or Fine Gravel (Clastic Sediment (unconsolidated)) — sedimentary

Coarse Sand or Fine Gravel

Clastic Sediment (unconsolidated)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

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

Agate (Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Iron-stained or Ferruginous Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Smoky/Clear variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled or rough turquoise-like specimen (Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; identification is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Tumbled or rough turquoise-like specimen

Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; identification is uncertain from the image

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

Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (with Siltstone/Greywacke variations) (Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Siltstone/Greywacke variations)

Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)