Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Category
Browse organic gemstone (not a rock or mineral in the traditional sense, but bio mineralized material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal composition)
Red Sandstone (Iron-rich)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Iron Oxides)
Fossilized Oyster Shell (Limestone/Coquina)
Crassostrea (Fossilized Bivalve), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantasite)
Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O in Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper if reddish)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with iridescent tarnish
Fancy Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and organic inclusions
Pink Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Planet Earth
Gaia (Silicate Terrestrial Planet)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Oxide inclusions
Chert (and/or River Pebble)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Glauconitic Sanstone (Glauconite)
Glauconite ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Greenstone
Protolith of basalt, diabase, or gabbro; often contains minerals like chlorite, actinolite, and epidote
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Diamond (in a gold ring)
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
White Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Onyx
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with organic/iron impurities)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Sand Gravel
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe)
Pyrite in Shaly Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
River Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe oxides)
Limestone Gravel
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (SiO2 with crocidolite inclusions)