Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse igneous and metamorphic derivative (weathered) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich pegmatite fragment
Pegmatite composed chiefly of quartz (SiO₂), with probable feldspar and mica inclusions
Milky and Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered fossil shell fragment
Likely a fossilized bivalve or gastropod fragment; exact taxon cannot be determined from one view
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Quartz Boulder
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Probable tumbled garnet
Garnet-group silicate, commonly almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Moonstone (with Tourmaline/Mica)
Orthoclase/Albite Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 / NaAlSi3O8)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Milky quartz with possible feldspar or mica inclusions (SiO₂-dominant)
Rounded river cobbles, likely quartzite and weathered granite
Quartzite (SiO₂) with possible granitic and sandstone companions
Quartz-bearing rock or quartz-rich mineral specimen
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact host rock is uncertain from the image
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely translucent white variety
Likely quartz-rich river pebble
Milky quartz or quartz-bearing granitic/gneissic fragment (SiO₂-dominant)
Granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Granite: quartz + feldspar + mica; possibly weathered granitic gneiss
Greenstone
Metabasalt
River Cobble (Gneiss/Migmatite)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite)
Milky quartz (possibly chalcedony-bearing quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly limonite/goethite-bearing breccia
Hydrated iron oxides/hydroxides, mainly limonite (mixture) and goethite, FeO(OH)·nH₂O
Likely weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Uncertain; possibly granitic pegmatite or quartz-bearing metamorphic rock
Weathered granitic or gneissic pebble
Granite–gneiss assemblage; quartz + feldspar + dark mafic minerals
Likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Granite: quartz + feldspar + mica; possibly gneiss if foliation is confirmed
Weathered basalt or iron-rich river cobble
Basalt, likely with iron-oxide staining; exact identification requires testing
Mixed river stones and gravel
Polymictic alluvial clasts; individual pieces may include quartzite, granite, basalt, sandstone, limestone, and slate
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz (Smoky/Rose Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely basaltic river cobble
Fine- to medium-grained mafic igneous rock, commonly basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene ± olivine)
Quartz crystal fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), likely a small clear-to-gray crystal fragment
Quartz-rich vein fragment, possibly quartz with mica or calcite
Quartz (SiO₂), with probable muscovite/biotite mica and minor feldspar or calcite
White quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky quartz (quartz-rich rock fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica, possibly with metamorphic foliation
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Granite (Gneissic / Weathered Pebble)
Felsic intrusive igneous rock (Granite)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Rounded gray-green beach pebble
Likely basalt or fine-grained volcanic rock; exact identification requires testing
Quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky or smoky quartz
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)