Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse glass specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silica - SiO2)
Rose quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), pink variety
Smoky quartz (likely faceted cabochon or rough fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety colored by irradiation-related defects
Amethyst quartz fragment
Quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration from iron-related defects and irradiation
Tumbled smoky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), brown smoky variety
Rough aquamarine (likely beryl)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; blue color from iron impurities
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled obsidian
Volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic glass (approximately 70–80% SiO₂)
Green aventurine (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂, with fuchsite or other green inclusions
Flint or chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly termed chert or flint
Obsidian (black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; silica-rich volcanic glass, typically rhyolitic to dacitic composition
Blue cabochon gemstone ring
Uncertain; likely blue sapphire (corundum, Al₂O₃), blue topaz, or synthetic glass/spinel
Clear quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Green aventurine (tumbled)
Quartz-rich aventurine; predominantly microcrystalline SiO₂ with fuchsite mica inclusions
Tumbled rose quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), pink variety
Small tumbled brown stone, likely iron-stained quartz or jasper
Quartz (SiO₂) or microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony/jasper), identification uncertain from the image
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Weathered quartz-rich cobble, possibly milky quartz with iron staining
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide/hydroxide coatings and minor host-rock inclusions
Milky quartz with dark mineral veins
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely massive vein quartz; dark veins may be chlorite, mica, iron/manganese oxides, or a sulfide mineral
Iron-stained quartz (likely quartzite or vein quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide/hydroxide staining; possibly ferruginous quartzite
Iron-stained chert or flint nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert with limonite/goethite staining
Rounded quartz-rich cobble
Likely quartzite or siliceous sandstone; predominantly microcrystalline SiO₂ with possible feldspar and iron-oxide staining
Tumbled black obsidian (likely)
Volcanic glass; primarily rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich, amorphous)
Obsidian (likely blue-sheen or coated obsidian)
Volcanic glass; primarily rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)
Likely weathered quartzite or quartz-rich pebble
Quartzite; predominantly crystalline SiO₂
Polished black stone, likely basalt or basaltic glass
Fine-grained basalt (possibly devitrified volcanic glass); mainly plagioclase and pyroxene, with iron-titanium oxides
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartzite River Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartzite or quartz-rich sandstone; predominantly SiO₂
Weathered sandstone
Quartz-rich sandstone, primarily SiO₂ with variable feldspar, mica, and clay minerals
Lodolite (Garden Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (Chlorite, Hematite, etc.)
Small white mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar
Chert / Flint
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite coatings
Rose Quartz Beads
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartz Variety
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Black Chert (Flint / Basanite)
Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)