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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

Fire Quartz (Hematoid Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — mineral

Fire Quartz (Hematoid Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Moonstone (Green Moonstone / Garnierite) (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Garnierite) — mineral

Moonstone (Green Moonstone / Garnierite)

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Garnierite

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Carnelian (Agate/Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Desert Rose (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O) — mineral

Desert Rose

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O

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

Rose Quartz

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

Smoky Quartz with Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz with Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amazonite (Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Trace Lead) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Trace Lead

Beryl in Quartz Matrix (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Beryl in Quartz Matrix

Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Goethite (Goethite (FeO(OH))) — mineral

Goethite

Goethite (FeO(OH))

Amethyst (specifically Chevron Amethyst or Dream Amethyst) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (specifically Chevron Amethyst or Dream Amethyst)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

White Precious Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

White Precious Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Amethyst (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ocean Jasper (Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Ocean Jasper

Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)

Greyscale Moonstone / Silver Sheen Moonstone (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Greyscale Moonstone / Silver Sheen Moonstone

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

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

Quartz (Milky/Gray variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Quartz (including Prase or Aventurine variants) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (likely Actinolite or Chlorite)) — mineral

Green Quartz (including Prase or Aventurine variants)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (likely Actinolite or Chlorite)

Quartz Geode or Vuggy Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode or Vuggy Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt (Vesicular/Weathered) (Mafic Igneous Rock (Mainly Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt (Vesicular/Weathered)

Mafic Igneous Rock (Mainly Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

Chatoyant Quartz (Cat's Eye Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Amphibole or Rutile) — mineral

Chatoyant Quartz (Cat's Eye Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Amphibole or Rutile

Granite Pebble (Granite) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Granite

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

Quartz pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Sandstone Pebble / Quartzite Pebble (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide enriched sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble / Quartzite Pebble

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide enriched sedimentary rock)

Polished tourmalinated quartz (Quartz (SiO₂) with black schorl tourmaline (NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄) inclusions) — mineral

Polished tourmalinated quartz

Quartz (SiO₂) with black schorl tourmaline (NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄) inclusions

Agate Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities) — mineral

Agate Jasper

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities

Tumbled blue glassy mineral, possibly sodalite or blue aventurine (Identification uncertain; likely sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂) or blue-dyed quartz/slag-like material) — mineral

Tumbled blue glassy mineral, possibly sodalite or blue aventurine

Identification uncertain; likely sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂) or blue-dyed quartz/slag-like material

Yellow Quartz (Chalcedony/Citrine Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Chalcedony/Citrine Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass containing Spherulitic inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass containing Spherulitic inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)

Epithermal Gold Ore (in Quartz/Rhyolite matrix) (Auriferous Quartz (Au + SiO2)) — mineral

Epithermal Gold Ore (in Quartz/Rhyolite matrix)

Auriferous Quartz (Au + SiO2)

Sandstone (with vugs) (Arenite / Sedimentary Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with vugs)

Arenite / Sedimentary Sandstone

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Agate

Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Jasper with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)