Shale or Slate with Quartz Veins
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Slate (low-grade metamorphic rock formed from shale) with Quartz (SiO2) veins
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Browse metamorphic, likely sedimentary with quartz veins specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Shale or Slate with Quartz Veins
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Slate (low-grade metamorphic rock formed from shale) with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Quartz (likely Rose or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz and Biotite Schist
Quartz-Biotite Schist (SiO2 + K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite if metamorphic
Quartz-rich river pebble, likely milky quartz
Milky quartz (SiO₂), possibly a quartzite or quartz-rich silicate pebble
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Likely Slate or Shale)
Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic host rock
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Quartzite or silicified sandstone; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Specular Hematite with Quartz and Limonite
Hematite (Fe2O3) with Quartz (SiO2) and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Likely quartz-rich metamorphic rock (quartzite or quartz-veined schist)
Quartzite/siliceous schist; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), with probable mica and iron-oxide staining
Quartzite Cobble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Variant)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz-bearing metamorphic rock, likely garnet-mica schist
Quartz–mica schist with probable garnet and iron-oxide minerals
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich mineral fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Quartz (Milky or Citrine-tinted)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz chunk
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
White tumbled stone, likely quartz or calcite
Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tumbled red jasper with a quartz vein
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely crossed by milky quartz
Quartz (Gray/Smoky Varieties)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone with Quartz/Calcite druse
Arenite with druse (SiO2 or CaCO3)
Likely quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartz-rich rock
Polished Stone Pendant (Identity Unclear)
Unknown (Possibly Jasper/Agate/Quartz mixture)
Tumbled milky quartz (likely quartz pebble)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Veined Rock (Likely Graywacke or Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) veins in Metasedimentary matrix
Quartzite (with Quartz Veining)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Veined Pebble (likely a Quartz-Veined Pebble)
Pebble with Mineral Vein (e.g., Quartz Vein in a Chert/Mudstone Pebble)
Metallic sulfide ore, likely pyrite-bearing rock
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly with chalcopyrite and quartz/host rock
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded gneiss (likely amphibolite-bearing gneiss)
Gneiss; quartz–feldspar–mica/amphibole aggregate
Quartz (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary/Metamorphic Matrix
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)