Clear 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.
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz Cluster
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Montana Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Red Sandstone
Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 coating)
Almandine Garnet in Schist Matrix
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities
Emerald (Rough)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace impurities)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iolite (Cordierite)
Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate (Mg,Fe)2Al4Si5O18
Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Obsidian (in jewelry setting)
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Garnet-Bearing Gneiss
Almandine-Garnet Gneiss
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Phaneritic Plutonic Diorite (Plagioclase Feldspar + Amphibole/Biotite)
White Topaz
Topaz [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2]
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Epidote-Feldspar-Quartz Rock
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite (Weathered)
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Amber Inlay Jewelry
Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)
Garnet in Matrix (likely Almandine in Quartz/Mica Schist)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz-Feldspar host rock
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Seraphinite
Clinochlore (Mg,Fe)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 - specific variety for Seraphinite due to its fibrous inclusions and chatoyancy.
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)
Basalt-Amugydule (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicle Infillings
Larimar
Pectolite (Sodium Calcium Silicate Hydroxide) - (NaCa2(Si3O8)(OH))
Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Tiffany Stone
Bertrandite (Be4Si2O7(OH)2) mixed with Fluorite (CaF2), Opal, and Chalcedony
Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Quartz (Ferruginous Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Epidote in Quartz
Quartz with Epidote inclusions (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) inclusions)
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing)
Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
Fire Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with layers of Limonite/Goethite
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]