Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
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Browse organic gemstone (not a rock or mineral in the traditional sense, but bio mineralized material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Staurolite (Fairy Stone)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Carnelian Agate Nodule
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Carnelian Chalcedony
Red Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Amethyst Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with trace Fe2+)
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (on matrix)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO₂)
Scoria (Basaltic Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Unakite
Epidote-Feldspar rock
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities and natural radiation influence)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Rough Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide based crypto-crystalline Quartz with Iron inclusions)
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnet-Mica Schist (X-Y)3Z2(SiO4)3
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Olivine (Peridot in gem form)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicate - SiO2)
Lazulite
Lazulite (Mg,Fe2+)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Citrine (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fire Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite
Orange Quartzite / Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)