Lookalike Comparisons
435 side-by-side guides to rocks, minerals and gems that people often mix up — with the quick tests that tell them apart.
A
- Acanthite vs Chalcocite
- Acanthite vs Galena
- Actinolite vs Epidote
- Actinolite vs Tremolite
- Adamite vs Pyromorphite
- Agate vs Carnelian
- Agate vs Chalcedony
- Agate vs Chert
- Agate vs Jasper
- Agate vs Moss Agate
- Agate vs Onyx
- Agate vs Stromatolite
- Agate vs Thomsonite
- Agate vs Thunderegg
- Albite vs Amblygonite
- Albite vs Orthoclase
- Albite vs Petalite
- Albite vs Quartz
- Amazonite vs Aventurine
- Amazonite vs Turquoise
- Amber vs Copal
- Amber vs Libyan Desert Glass
- Amber vs Opal
- Amblygonite vs Orthoclase
- Amethyst vs Ametrine
- Amethyst vs Fluorite
- Amethyst vs Spodumene
- Amethyst vs Sugilite
- Ametrine vs Citrine
- Ammolite vs Labradorite
- Ammolite vs Opal
- Ammonite vs Orthoceras
- Amphibolite vs Gabbro
- Amphibolite vs Gneiss
- Analcime vs Garnet
- Analcime vs Leucite
- Andalusite vs Sillimanite
- Andalusite vs Staurolite
- Andesite vs Basalt
- Andesite vs Dacite
- Andesite vs Diorite
- Andesite vs Porphyry
- Andesite vs Rhyolite
- Andradite vs Grossular
- Andradite vs Olivine
- Andradite vs Titanite
- Anglesite vs Barite
- Anglesite vs Cerussite
- Anhydrite vs Calcite
- Anhydrite vs Gypsum
- Anorthosite vs Marble
- Anorthosite vs Quartzite
- Anthracite vs Coal
- Anthracite vs Obsidian
- Apatite vs Aquamarine
- Apatite vs Beryl
- Apatite vs Brazilianite
- Apatite vs Pyromorphite
- Apatite vs Tourmaline
- Aplite vs Pegmatite
- Aplite vs Quartzite
- Apophyllite vs Calcite
- Apophyllite vs Quartz
- Aquamarine vs Topaz
- Aragonite vs Calcite
- Aragonite vs Pearl
- Aragonite vs Strontianite
- Arkose vs Granite
- Arkose vs Sandstone
- Arsenopyrite vs Cobaltite
- Arsenopyrite vs Marcasite
- Arsenopyrite vs Pyrite
- Atacamite vs Dioptase
- Atacamite vs Malachite
- Augite vs Enstatite
- Augite vs Hornblende
- Aurichalcite vs Chrysocolla
- Aurichalcite vs Rosasite
- Autunite vs Torbernite
- Aventurine vs Chrysoprase
- Aventurine vs Fuchsite
- Aventurine vs Jadeite
- Aventurine vs Sunstone
- Azurite vs Cavansite
- Azurite vs Chalcanthite
- Azurite vs Lapis Lazuli
- Azurite vs Malachite
- Azurite vs Sodalite
- Azurite vs Vivianite
B
- Banded Iron Formation vs Hematite
- Banded Iron Formation vs Jasper
- Barite vs Calcite
- Barite vs Celestine
- Barite vs Cerussite
- Barite vs Heulandite
- Barite vs Witherite
- Barite vs Wulfenite
- Basalt vs Diabase
- Basalt vs Gabbro
- Basalt vs Greywacke
- Basalt vs Hornfels
- Basalt vs Obsidian
- Basalt vs Phonolite
- Basalt vs Scoria
- Bauxite vs Ironstone
- Benitoite vs Sapphire
- Benitoite vs Tanzanite
- Beryl vs Chrysoberyl
- Beryl vs Quartz
- Biotite vs Chlorite
- Biotite vs Gold
- Biotite vs Hornblende
- Biotite vs Muscovite
- Biotite vs Tourmaline
- Bismuth vs Native Silver
- Bloodstone vs Jasper
- Blueschist vs Schist
- Blueschist vs Slate
- Borax vs Halite
- Borax vs Ulexite
- Bornite vs Chalcopyrite
- Bornite vs Covellite
- Bournonite vs Galena
- Bournonite vs Tetrahedrite
- Brachiopod vs Trilobite
- Brazilianite vs Chrysoberyl
- Breccia vs Conglomerate
- Brucite vs Gypsum
- Brucite vs Talc
C
- Calaverite vs Pyrite
- Calcite vs Celestine
- Calcite vs Chabazite
- Calcite vs Colemanite
- Calcite vs Dolomite
- Calcite vs Fluorite
- Calcite vs Gypsum
- Calcite vs Halite
- Calcite vs Magnesite
- Calcite vs Quartz
- Calcite vs Rhodochrosite
- Calcite vs Scheelite
- Calcite vs Siderite
- Calcite vs Sulfur
- Calcite vs Witherite
- Calcite vs Wollastonite
- Carnelian vs Precious Coral
- Carnelian vs Jasper
- Carnelian vs Sunstone
- Carnotite vs Sulfur
- Cassiterite vs Coltan
- Cassiterite vs Rutile
- Cassiterite vs Wolframite
- Celestine vs Strontianite
- Chabazite vs Fluorite
- Chalcedony vs Larimar
- Chalcedony vs Opal
- Chalcocite vs Galena
- Chalcopyrite vs Native Copper
- Chalcopyrite vs Gold
- Chalcopyrite vs Pyrite
- Chalcopyrite vs Tetrahedrite
- Chalk vs Diatomite
- Chalk vs Gypsum
- Chalk vs Kaolinite
- Chalk vs Limestone
- Chalk vs Sepiolite
- Charoite vs Lepidolite
- Charoite vs Sugilite
- Chert vs Jasper
- Chert vs Novaculite
- Chert vs Obsidian
- Chert vs Petrified Wood
- Chert vs Fossil Shark Tooth
- Chlorite vs Talc
- Chromite vs Magnetite
- Chrysoberyl vs Diaspore
- Chrysoberyl vs Olivine
- Chrysocolla vs Hemimorphite
- Chrysocolla vs Malachite
- Chrysocolla vs Turquoise
- Chrysoprase vs Jadeite
- Chrysoprase vs Prehnite
- Chrysoprase vs Variscite
- Chrysotile vs Serpentine
- Chrysotile vs Tiger's Eye
- Cinnabar vs Cuprite
- Cinnabar vs Hematite
- Cinnabar vs Proustite
- Cinnabar vs Realgar
- Citrine vs Libyan Desert Glass
- Citrine vs Smoky Quartz
- Citrine vs Topaz
- Claystone vs Kaolinite
- Claystone vs Mudstone
- Coal vs Jet
- Coal vs Lignite
- Coal vs Obsidian
- Coal vs Oil Shale
- Coal vs Shale
- Cobaltite vs Pyrite
- Colemanite vs Quartz
- Coltan vs Wolframite
- Concretion vs Fulgurite
- Concretion vs Geode
- Concretion vs Septarian Nodule
- Conglomerate vs Coquina
- Conglomerate vs Metaconglomerate
- Conglomerate vs Sandstone
- Coquina vs Limestone
- Corundum vs Garnet
- Corundum vs Kyanite
- Crinoid vs Petoskey Stone
- Crocoite vs Realgar
- Crocoite vs Vanadinite
- Cuprite vs Hematite
- Cuprite vs Proustite
- Cuprite vs Zincite
N
D
- Dacite vs Rhyolite
- Danburite vs Quartz
- Danburite vs Topaz
- Datolite vs Prehnite
- Diabase vs Gabbro
- Diamond vs Herkimer Diamond
- Diamond vs Moissanite
- Diamond vs Quartz
- Diamond vs Topaz
- Diamond vs Zircon
- Diatomite vs Kaolinite
- Diopside vs Emerald
- Diopside vs Olivine
- Dioptase vs Emerald
- Dioptase vs Uvarovite
- Diorite vs Gabbro
- Diorite vs Granite
- Diorite vs Granodiorite
- Dolomite vs Limestone
- Dolostone vs Limestone
- Dolostone vs Marble
- Dumortierite vs Lapis Lazuli
- Dumortierite vs Sodalite
- Dunite vs Olivine
- Dunite vs Peridotite
E
F
G
- Gabbro vs Larvikite
- Galena vs Hematite
- Galena vs Magnetite
- Galena vs Native Silver
- Galena vs Sphalerite
- Galena vs Stibnite
- Garnet vs Leucite
- Garnet vs Pyrope
- Garnet vs Ruby
- Garnet vs Sphalerite
- Garnet vs Spinel
- Garnet vs Staurolite
- Geode vs Septarian Nodule
- Geode vs Thunderegg
- Gneiss vs Granite
- Gneiss vs Granulite
- Gneiss vs Migmatite
- Gneiss vs Mylonite
- Gneiss vs Schist
- Goethite vs Hematite
- Goethite vs Limonite
- Gold vs Native Platinum
- Gold vs Pyrite
- Granite vs Granodiorite
- Granite vs Granulite
- Granite vs Migmatite
- Granite vs Monzonite
- Granite vs Pegmatite
- Granite vs Porphyry
- Granite vs Syenite
- Granite vs Unakite
- Graphite vs Molybdenite
- Graphite vs Pyrolusite
- Greenschist vs Phyllite
- Greenschist vs Serpentinite
- Greywacke vs Sandstone
- Grossular vs Spessartine
- Grossular vs Vesuvianite
- Gypsum vs Muscovite
- Gypsum vs Talc
- Gypsum vs Ulexite
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M
- Magnetite vs Uraninite
- Malachite vs Rosasite
- Malachite vs Seraphinite
- Malachite vs Turquoise
- Marble vs Quartzite
- Marble vs Skarn
- Marble vs Travertine
- Marcasite vs Pyrite
- Millerite vs Rutilated Quartz
- Mimetite vs Pyromorphite
- Mimetite vs Vanadinite
- Moissanite vs Zircon
- Moldavite vs Obsidian
- Moldavite vs Tektite
- Molybdenite vs Stibnite
- Monazite vs Titanite
- Monazite vs Zircon
- Monzonite vs Syenite
- Moonstone vs Opal
- Morganite vs Rose Quartz
- Morganite vs Spodumene
- Mudstone vs Shale
- Mudstone vs Siltstone
- Mylonite vs Slate