Blue Apatite
Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Category
Browse sedimentary or igneous (host environment) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue Apatite
Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper
Dalmatian Stone (a microcrystalline quartz and feldspar rock with arfvedsonite)
Greenstone
Metabasalt (Greenstone facies)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Rose/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla in Quartz (Gem Silica)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) / SiO2 (Quartz)
Green Tourmaline
Verdelite (Silicate mineral); Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Rose Quartz with Feldspar Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Geode with Chlorite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group inclusions
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz or Chalcedony)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Dalmation Stone
Peralkaline Rock (SiO2 with Arfvedsonite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Gravel variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (beads in a bracelet)
Quartz (SiO2)
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Milky Quartz/Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Pelitic or Shaly Matrix
Azurite with Malachite
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Bronzite
MgSiO3 (Enstatite with 10-30% FeSiO3 in solid solution)
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3; Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Citrine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Pink Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix
Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4) in Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
White Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Red Jasper (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hematite impurities
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Sandstone (Red Arkose)
Sandstone (Arkose variant, primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)