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Browse mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Tsilaisite

Tsilaisite

Spiderweb Jasper

Spiderweb Jasper

Mica

Mica

Lead Feldspar

Lead Feldspar

Maskelynite

Maskelynite

Liddicoatite

Liddicoatite

Sard

Sard

Kimzeyite

Kimzeyite

Knorringite

Knorringite

Zincite

Zincite

Willemite

Willemite

Plazolite

Plazolite

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

Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)

Magnetite / Hematite mix (Iron Ore) (Fe3O4 (Magnetite) / Fe2O3 (Hematite)) — mineral

Magnetite / Hematite mix (Iron Ore)

Fe3O4 (Magnetite) / Fe2O3 (Hematite)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz fragment (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz fragment

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Magnetite / Iron Ore (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite / Iron Ore

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite with inclusions or a banded chert (Quartzite or Chert) — Metamorphic or Sedimentary

Quartzite with inclusions or a banded chert

Quartzite or Chert

Metamorphic or Sedimentary

Quartz Crystal on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

N/A (Non-Geological Object) — N/A

N/A (Non-Geological Object)

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

Quartz (Microcrystalline Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky or Druzy Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Druzy Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Greenschist / Chloritaform Schist (Chlorite Schist (Group of Silicate Minerals)) — metamorphic

Greenschist / Chloritaform Schist

Chlorite Schist (Group of Silicate Minerals)

Gossan (Ferruginous gossan (Iron-rich capping)) — sedimentary

Gossan

Ferruginous gossan (Iron-rich capping)

Garnet Gneiss (Gneiss containing almandine-pyrope garnet) — metamorphic

Garnet Gneiss

Gneiss containing almandine-pyrope garnet

Fuchsite (Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Fuchsite

Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz) (SiO2 containing inclusions of Dumortierite [Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3]) — metamorphic

Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)

SiO2 containing inclusions of Dumortierite [Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3]

Amazonite (K(AlSi3O8), Microcline Feldspar) — mineral

Amazonite

K(AlSi3O8), Microcline Feldspar

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Amethyst

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium or Manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium or Manganese

Fuchsite in Quartz (Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Fuchsite in Quartz

Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)

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

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Iron, or Manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Iron, or Manganese

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

Amethyst Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Quartz with Schorl inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide (Black Tourmaline)) — mineral

Quartz with Schorl inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide (Black Tourmaline)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dyed Blue Agate Slice (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye) — mineral

Dyed Blue Agate Slice

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Copper Ore with Chrysocolla/Malachite (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Chrysocolla) / Copper carbonate hydroxide (Malachite)) — mineral

Copper Ore with Chrysocolla/Malachite

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Chrysocolla) / Copper carbonate hydroxide (Malachite)

Amazonite (Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities

Beryl (likely Pink/Morganite variety) (Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Beryl (likely Pink/Morganite variety)

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with Al2O3:Cr)) — metamorphic

Zoisite with Ruby

Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with Al2O3:Cr)

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron inclusions)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron inclusions)

Jasper (specifically Red Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (specifically Red Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Herkimer Diamond (Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Herkimer Diamond

Quartz (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with trace Titanium, Iron, or Manganese)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with trace Titanium, Iron, or Manganese)