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Browse mineralogical specimen specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Emerald in Matrix

Emerald in Matrix

Morganite Crystal

Morganite Crystal

Aquamarine Matrix

Aquamarine Matrix

Emerald Crystal

Emerald Crystal

Aquamarine Crystal

Aquamarine Crystal

Mushroom Tourmaline

Mushroom Tourmaline

White Beryl

Smoky Quartz

Clear Obsidian

Goshenite Crystal

Goshenite Crystal

Magnetite

Crocoite

Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite) (White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)) — mineral

Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite)

White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary/mineral

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary/mineral

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass containing Spherulites (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass containing Spherulites (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (weathered) (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite (weathered)

Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)

Black Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix (Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) with Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Black Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix

Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) with Quartz (SiO2)

River Pebble (Siltstone/Mudstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

River Pebble (Siltstone/Mudstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite River Rock (Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Chert (specifically Jasper/Agate variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite with Chlorite/Epidote (Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Chlorite/Epidote

Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartz with Sericite and Cinnabar (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with muscovite/sericite and mercury sulfide (HgS)) — mineral

Quartz with Sericite and Cinnabar

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with muscovite/sericite and mercury sulfide (HgS)

Malachite (Copper(II) carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]) — mineral

Malachite

Copper(II) carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]

Calcite on Limestone (or Fossil) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Calcite on Limestone (or Fossil)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Agatized Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Agatized Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Carnelian type) (Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate (Carnelian type)

Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Quartzite (River Pebble) (Meta-quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Pebble)

Meta-quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

River Stone / Siltstone (Siltstone (composed of lithified silt)) — sedimentary

River Stone / Siltstone

Siltstone (composed of lithified silt)

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)) — mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)

Quartz chunk (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz chunk

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

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

Milky Quartz with Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Cassiterite in Iron-rich Matrix (Cassiterite (SnO2)) — mineral

Cassiterite in Iron-rich Matrix

Cassiterite (SnO2)

Smoky Quartz occurring with Feldspar (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz occurring with Feldspar

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Amethyst (Large Cluster) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — gemstone

Amethyst (Large Cluster)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Ocean Jasper (Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Ocean Jasper

Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled milky quartz (probable) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled milky quartz (probable)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Chert or heavily weathered flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/flint) — sedimentary

Chert or heavily weathered flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/flint

Milky quartz crystal (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz crystal

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Tumbled Granite (Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Tumbled Granite

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)

Limestone with Fossil Impression (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil Impression

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Cubic Zirconia (CZ) (Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral (synthetic)

Cubic Zirconia (CZ)

Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

mineral (synthetic)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Diamond (Princess Cut Gemstone) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (Princess Cut Gemstone)

Carbon (C)

Purple fluorite-bearing matrix specimen (Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), likely with quartz and host-rock minerals) — mineral

Purple fluorite-bearing matrix specimen

Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), likely with quartz and host-rock minerals