Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
Browse organic gemstone (not a mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium aluminum silicate - KAlSi3O8)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of Iron Oxide)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicates (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Green Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Moonstone (Orthoclase Feldspar)
(K,Na)AlSi3O8
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)
Fire Opal in Host Rock
Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Emerald in Host Rock
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) containing Chromium and/or Vanadium
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·n(H2O)
Amethyst (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Alexandrite in Matrix
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium impurities)
Amethyst (Ametrine or Bicolor Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 nH2O
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fuchsite Schist
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Schist
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (impactite), primarily high-silica glass (SiO2)
Sunstone
Andesine-Labradorite Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Malachite
Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Emerald (Beryl)
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Epidote (likely Unakite component or Epidosite)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Charoite
K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·H2O
Heliotrope (Bloodstone)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities), SiO2
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·n(H2O)
Amazonite
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)