Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Category
Browse mixed (predominantly sedimentary and igneous) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Banded Agate (Botswana Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)
Citrine Quartz (SiO2)
Tanzanite
Blue Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Slate
Slate (a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock). Mineral composition: Primarily composed of mica minerals (muscovite, chlorite, sericite) and quartz, with minor amounts of hematite, pyrite, and other accessory minerals.
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (a variety of Quartz, SiO2 with fuchsite inclusions)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), specifically a blue or cyan variety
Citrine Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz
Magnetite (potentially Hematite-rich)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Magnetite Orthorthotropic Rock
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Tiger Iron variety
Banded Iron Formation (predominantly Hematite, Magnetite, and Chert/Quartz - SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Amber
Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Caliche (also known as hardpan, calcrete, kankar)
Primarily composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), often mixed with other minerals like quartz, clay minerals, and iron oxides.
Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron inclusions)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2
Chrysocolla in Cuprite (Sonoran Sunrise)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O) (Chrysocolla) and Cu2O (Cuprite)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Amazonite
Microcline (variety Amazonite) - K(AlSi3O8)
Turquoise (Blue Howlite imitation)
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Dendritic Opal (Merlinite)
Hydrated Silica with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions (SiO2·nH2O)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxide
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of Iron Oxide)