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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

Tourmalinated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Tourmaline inclusions (SiO2 + Na(Fe3Al6)(Al5Si6O18)(BO33)(OH4))) — mineral

Tourmalinated Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with Tourmaline inclusions (SiO2 + Na(Fe3Al6)(Al5Si6O18)(BO33)(OH4))

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chrysocolla in Chalcedony (Gem Silica) (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate and silicon dioxide (SiO2 with (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4)) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Chalcedony (Gem Silica)

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate and silicon dioxide (SiO2 with (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Peacock Ore (Treated Chalcopyrite) (Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2) coated with oxides) — mineral

Peacock Ore (Treated Chalcopyrite)

Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2) coated with oxides

Tiger's Eye (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite)) — gemstone

Tiger's Eye

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite)

Quartz with Mica (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mica group inclusions) — mineral

Quartz with Mica

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mica group inclusions

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sunstone (Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8) — gemstone

Sunstone

Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8

Imperial Topaz (Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Imperial Topaz

Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)

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

Botryoidal Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Amazonite (Microcline (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8)

Emerald in Matrix (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities) — gemstone

Emerald in Matrix

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

Pink Spinel (Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)) — gemstone

Pink Spinel

Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)

Amazonite (Microcline (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8)

Tanzanite (Rough) (Blue Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))) — mineral

Tanzanite (Rough)

Blue Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite treated with acid) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite treated with acid

Vanadinite on Matrix (Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)) — mineral

Vanadinite on Matrix

Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)

Moldavite (Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3) — tektite

Moldavite

Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3

Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantasite) (Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O in Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantasite)

Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O in Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

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

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Gold Nugget / Placer Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget / Placer Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Beryl (likely Emerald or Aquamarine in matrix) (Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Beryl (likely Emerald or Aquamarine in matrix)

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Granite Pebble (Felsic intrusive igneous rock (composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Felsic intrusive igneous rock (composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)

Quartz Vein / Quartzite with Iron Oxide Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein / Quartzite with Iron Oxide Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper and Quartz Breccia (Silicified Breccia / Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron Oxide) — sedimentary

Jasper and Quartz Breccia

Silicified Breccia / Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron Oxide

Citrine Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Citrine Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

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

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Heliodor (Yellow Beryl) (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)) — gemstone

Heliodor (Yellow Beryl)

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Malachite / Copper Ore (Cu2CO3(OH)2) — mineral

Malachite / Copper Ore

Cu2CO3(OH)2

Heliotrope (Bloodstone) (Chalcedony quartz variety (SiO2) with hematite or jasper inclusions) — mineral

Heliotrope (Bloodstone)

Chalcedony quartz variety (SiO2) with hematite or jasper inclusions

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dumortierite in Quartz (Dumortierite (Al6O3(BO3)(SiO4)3) with Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Dumortierite in Quartz

Dumortierite (Al6O3(BO3)(SiO4)3) with Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled Amethyst (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — gemstone

Tumbled Amethyst

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Tiger Iron (Composite rock (Quartz, Tiger's Eye, Hematite, and Jasper)) — metamorphic

Tiger Iron

Composite rock (Quartz, Tiger's Eye, Hematite, and Jasper)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) — mineral

Epidote

Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Purpurite (Manganese Iron Phosphate, Mn3+(PO4)) — mineral

Purpurite

Manganese Iron Phosphate, Mn3+(PO4)