Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
Browse igneous or metamorphic (base stone); anthropogenic (decoration) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet
Garnet Group (formula varies, e.g., Almasndine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Raw Chunk)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Banded Chalcedony)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Gold in Quartz Matrix
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Slate/Shale
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)
Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with inclusions of hematite or ilmenite)
Clear Quartz Sphere
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Smoky Quartz (with possible Garnet inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (on Quartz/Sulfide matrix)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Smoky Quartz (with Druzy/Polished Edge)
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Quartz (Milky and Bull Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-Stained or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals), formula varies e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
River Cobble (Quartzite-rich Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite/Quartzite transition)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz
Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Baroque Pearl (and potentially a small Sapphire/Blue Topaz)
Pearl: Calcium Carbonate (aragonite or calcite) with conchiolin. Sapphire: Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3). Blue Topaz: Al2SiO4(F,OH)2.
Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Siltstone variety)
Arenite / Siltstone (primarily SiO2)
Limestone (Weathered Aggregate)
Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)