Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Browse mineral with metamorphic or igneous host specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Turquoise (set in silver jewelry)
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Epidote
Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Magnetite or Magnetic Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz in Matrix (possibly Basalt or Siltstone host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Apache Tear (Obsidian)
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote (with Quartz and Feldspar)
Epidote (unakalite/unite), Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Chalcedony (Agate Geode)
Silica (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz with druzy macrocrystalline quartz
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz-veined Sedimentary Rock
Hydrothermally veined Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 veins in Matrix)
Druzy Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (likely a form of massive or vein quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla and Azurite in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Chrysocolla - Cu2H2Si2O5(OH)4) and Copper carbonate (Azurite - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite with Opal infusion
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite) / SiO2·nH2O (Opal)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Quartz Pebble (Water-Worn)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-encrusted Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferruginous Sandstone
Gold in Quartz Ore
Hydrothermal Quartz with native Gold (Au)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with blue inclusions (SiO2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (predominantly K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Quartz or possibly Jasper/Chert. Looks like a tumbled or water-worn stone.
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Ruby in Matrix
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)