Likely quartz-rich rock fragments
Uncertain; probable quartz with iron-oxide staining, possibly mica-bearing metamorphic rock
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Browse metamorphic, likely sedimentary with quartz veins specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Likely quartz-rich rock fragments
Uncertain; probable quartz with iron-oxide staining, possibly mica-bearing metamorphic rock
Weathered quartz-bearing rock, possibly iron-stained quartzite or granitic pegmatite
Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich silicate rock with iron-oxide staining (SiO₂-dominant)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Likely milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled cream-colored stone, possibly quartz or calcite
Indeterminate from photograph; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Green aventurine (likely)
Quartz variety, SiO₂, colored commonly by fuchsite mica or chlorite
Quartz Vein in Matrix / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz with chlorite or epidote
Quartz (SiO₂), with unidentified green inclusions
Tumbled milky quartz (probable)
Quartz, SiO₂; likely massive/milky quartz
Pyrite (likely)
Iron disulfide, FeS₂; commonly called fool’s gold
Rough quartz (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz (Milky and Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite River Cobble
Quartzite (dominated by SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tumbled yellow quartz (likely citrine)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), iron-colored variety
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Iron-stained quartz-rich breccia
Quartz vein breccia with limonite/goethite staining; exact identification requires testing
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, SiO₂
Small translucent mineral fragment, possibly calcite or quartz
Probable calcite (CaCO₃) or quartz (SiO₂); image resolution prevents confident separation
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained quartz crystal cluster
Quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained; exact variety uncertain
Likely weathered quartz or quartz-rich pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled white quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal Fragments)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled milky quartz (likely quartzite or chalcedony)
Quartz, SiO₂; precise identification requires hardness or microscopic testing
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely massive or vein quartz
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Raw milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained quartz
Weathered iron-rich metamorphic rock
Likely iron-stained quartzite or metasedimentary rock; exact identification requires testing
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained or included quartz
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Small tumbled quartz pebble (probable milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz-rich stone, possibly calcite or quartz
Likely quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Banded gneissic rock
Gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss
Tumbled quartz pebble (probable milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Likely milky quartz or quartz-rich rock
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact identification is limited by the blurry image
Likely rough quartz-bearing mineral specimen
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly iron-stained quartz or quartz-rich rock
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite or hydrothermal quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron oxides; exact host rock uncertain from the photograph