Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse organic gemstone (not a rock or mineral in the traditional sense, but bio mineralized material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Agatized Chert / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Pink Feldspar
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Turquoise (beads)
Turquoise; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone (SiO2 with possible mineral cements)
Moissanite
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Diorite (River Pebble)
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite), Formula: SiO2 (Quartz) + Fe2O3 (Hematite coating)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium) CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Sandstone (Water-worn)
Arenite
Red Sandstone (Arkose)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Arkose)
Moss Agate and Hematite
Silica (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Manganese or Iron; Hematite (Fe2O3)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace titanium, iron, or manganese
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Red Sandstone
Arenite (high iron oxide content)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Olivine Group (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sedimentary Breccia
Clastic Breccia (CaCO3/SiO2 matrix)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Diorite
Diorite (an intrusive igneous rock)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Aquamarine and clear quartz
Aquamarine (Be3Al2Si6O18), Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Inclusions
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock with Siliceous Veining
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
River Jasper (Chert/Chalcedony mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and chlorite inclusions
Amethyst Sage Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals (Manganese/Iron oxides)
Dragon Blood Jasper (Lizard Stone/Septarian Chalcedony)
Epidote with Black Hornblende and White Quartz mixture
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate - Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)