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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

Quartz (Small Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Small Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes) — mineral

Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes

Pyrite (Iron Pyrite) with Goethite Oxidation (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Iron Pyrite) with Goethite Oxidation

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz Geode with Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions) — mineral

Quartz Geode with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Quartzite Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Quartzite Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone Pebble (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)

Sandstone (River Pebble) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Pebble)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz)

Fossilized tooth, likely a mammalian tooth fragment (Indeterminate fossil tooth; possibly an ungulate or carnivoran tooth) — fossil

Fossilized tooth, likely a mammalian tooth fragment

Indeterminate fossil tooth; possibly an ungulate or carnivoran tooth

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

Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely galena-bearing ore specimen (Galena (PbS), possibly with quartz or calcite gangue) — mineral

Likely galena-bearing ore specimen

Galena (PbS), possibly with quartz or calcite gangue

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Watermelon Tourmaline (Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)) — mineral

Watermelon Tourmaline

Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities

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 with Chalcopyrite (or Pyrite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Quartz with Chalcopyrite (or Pyrite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)

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

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

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (Amethyst (Purple Quartz); formula: SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Purple Quartz); formula: SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

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

Amethyst (Faceted)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities, SiO2)

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

Amethyst (Rough Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities

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

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Amethyst

Amethyst (SiO2 with iron impurities)

Beryl (Emerald or Aquamarine in Matrix) (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Beryl (Emerald or Aquamarine in Matrix)

Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)

Chlorastrolite (Greenstone) (Chlorastrolite (Pumpellyite variety), Ca2(Mg,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O) — mineral

Chlorastrolite (Greenstone)

Chlorastrolite (Pumpellyite variety), Ca2(Mg,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O

Amethyst/Smoky Quartz Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst/Smoky Quartz Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Peacock Ore (Chalcopyrite) (Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Peacock Ore (Chalcopyrite)

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

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

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities), SiO2

Tree Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with dendritic inclusions) — mineral

Tree Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with dendritic inclusions

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

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Polished septarian nodule (Calcite–aragonite–barite septarian concretion, commonly in a claystone or limestone matrix) — sedimentary

Polished septarian nodule

Calcite–aragonite–barite septarian concretion, commonly in a claystone or limestone matrix

Green Calcite (Onyx Marble) (Carbonate mineral (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Green Calcite (Onyx Marble)

Carbonate mineral (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz, SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)

Banded Rhyolite (likely Green Jasper/Agate variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — igneous

Banded Rhyolite (likely Green Jasper/Agate variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Dendritic Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions

Banded gneiss (Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica (variable composition)) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss

Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica (variable composition)