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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

Chert (Honey Chert / Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Honey Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate (MnSiO₃)) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (MnSiO₃)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Obsidian (Obsidian) — Igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian

Porphyritic Pink Granite (Phaneritic Porphyroid Granite) — igneous

Porphyritic Pink Granite

Phaneritic Porphyroid Granite

Chalcedony (Common Opal variant or Chert/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Common Opal variant or Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized Bone Chunk (likely Dinosaur or Large Mammal) (Permineralized Fossil Bone) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bone Chunk (likely Dinosaur or Large Mammal)

Permineralized Fossil Bone

Argetine Blue Agate (Chalcendony variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Argetine Blue Agate (Chalcendony variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Granite (Granite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Diamond (Diamond (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (C)

Agate (Lace Agate Geode Slice) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Lace Agate Geode Slice)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Pet Rock) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pet Rock)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Agate (Chert/Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Chert/Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)

Chalcedony Geode Fragment (Botryoidal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Chalcedony Geode Fragment (Botryoidal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Chert (with possible fossils) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with possible fossils)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Greywacke) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)

Jasper (Iron-stained Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of Hematite or Goethite) — sedimentary

Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of Hematite or Goethite

Granite (Pink/Red Orthoclase variety) (Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)) — igneous

Granite (Pink/Red Orthoclase variety)

Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)

Agate (specifically Waterline or Onyx-type Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony) — mineral

Agate (specifically Waterline or Onyx-type Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony

Tektite (Indochinite) (Natural glass (High-silica impact glass)) — mineral

Tektite (Indochinite)

Natural glass (High-silica impact glass)

Polished multicolored jasper (Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), likely iron- and manganese-stained chert) — mineral

Polished multicolored jasper

Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), likely iron- and manganese-stained chert

Hemimorphite or Red Quartz (SiO2 (Quartz) / Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O (Hemimorphite)) — mineral

Hemimorphite or Red Quartz

SiO2 (Quartz) / Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O (Hemimorphite)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sapphire (Blue/Violet Rough) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — gemstone

Sapphire (Blue/Violet Rough)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Chert (Black Flint) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite

Quartz (Milky/Common) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dyed Agate (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Dyed Agate

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Tiger's Eye (and Hematite/Jasper Matrix) (SiO2 (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite) with Hematite/Magnetite) — mineral

Tiger's Eye (and Hematite/Jasper Matrix)

SiO2 (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite) with Hematite/Magnetite

Chert Pebble (Jasper/Flint variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble (Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Gray Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony) — mineral

Banded Agate (Gray Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony