Diorite (Dalmatian Stone)
Phaneritic Plutonic Diorite
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Browse mixed (predominantly sedimentary and igneous) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Diorite (Dalmatian Stone)
Phaneritic Plutonic Diorite
Lapis Lazuli (Raw)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (a variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Citrine (likely Heat-Treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8)
Aventurine (specifically Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite; SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2
Aventurine and Amazonite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions and Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety)
Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinite); Approximate formula: C10H16O
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Zoisite with Ruby / Anyolite
Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with Chromian Zoisite and Tschermakite inclusions)
Magnetic Hematite
Magnetized Hematite (an iron oxide mineral, Fe2O3, that has undergone magnetization)
River Rocks (Black)
Various lithologies (e.g., basalt, chert, obsidian for black varieties), mechanically rounded clasts
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Dalmation Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Rock (Microgranite/Aplite), SiO2 with inclusions of Arfvedsonite
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chevron Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst (Rough Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with ferric iron impurities)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Raw Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Amethyst (Tumbled)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities) - SiO2
Precious Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Blue Agate (likely dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Tiger's Eye
SiO2 (Quartz with inclusion of iron oxides)
Blue Lace Agate (Heat-treated/Crackle Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock type, not a single mineral, composed primarily of lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2)
Amethyst (Faceted)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Red Jade (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Quartzite
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Pink Jade (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - primarily Quartzite or Quartz
Black Onyx
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with parallel banded structure
Tiger's Eye (Blue-Gold transition)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)