Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)
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.
Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Double Terminated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Apatite
Apatite Group (e.g., Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock) - Composition: SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O
Jasper (specifically Fancy or Polychrome Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal
Quartz Crystal (specifically a small Clear Quartz point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with Iron and Titanium impurities)
Granitic Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic composition: KAlSi3O8, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (Onyx variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Chrysoprase
Chrysoprase (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Perthitic feldspar with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Hypersthene
Hypersthene (Enstatite variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Red Flagstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz - SiO2)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Common Opal with Host Rock
Opal (Hydrated silica, SiO2·nH2O)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions
Sugilite
Sugilite (KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30)
Fluorite in Host Rock
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
Corundum var. Ruby in Zoisite (Al2O3 + (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)))
Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Serpentine (variety: Serpentine Rock)
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; formula generally (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz Crystal (specifically Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Apatite Sphere (Polished)
Fluorapatite / Ca5(PO4)3F
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)