Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Every specimen the Rock Identifier community has discovered, from desert agates to deep-sea basalts.
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Lake Superior Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Quartzite with Quartz Vein
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite
Quartz Vein in Basalt
Silica-infilled basaltic host rock
Wishing Stone (Quartz-veined Porphyritic Basalt)
Igneous rock with quartz vein (SiO2)
Starfish Fossil
Asteroidea fossil
Pumice
Pumice (Volcanic Rock / Glass Froth)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Staurolite
Staurolite (Fe2Al9O6(SiO4)4(O,OH)2)
Staurolite
Staurolite (Fe2Al9O6(SiO4)4(O,OH)2)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Chiastolite
Andalusite variety Chiastolite (Al2SiO5)
Quartz Vein Rock
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within a host rock matrix
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Quartz with Tourmaline
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with complex cyclosilicate inclusions
Quartz with Tourmaline
Silicon Dioxide with complex boro-silicate (Quartz: SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz-bearing Pegmatite with Metallic Sulfides
Pegmatite / Quartz-Feldspar Matrix with Pyrite and Mica
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Quartzite with inclusions
Metamorphosed quartz sandstone
Porphyritic Igneous Rock / Basalt or Andesite Xenolith in Granite or Quartzite
Silicate rock with contrasting xenolith/inclusion
Citrine Geode
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety, often heat-treated amethyst): SiO2
Pearl (Biogenic Gemstone)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Calcite) with Conchiolin
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Arenite
Natural Freshwater Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Calcite), CaCO3
Amber
Fossilized tree resin
Banded Sandstone / Quartzite Pebble
Quartzose Arenite with Iron Oxide Banding
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin