Iron-stained quartz (likely quartz-rich vein rock)
Quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide/hydroxide staining (limonite/goethite)
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Browse metamorphic, likely sedimentary with quartz veins specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Iron-stained quartz (likely quartz-rich vein rock)
Quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide/hydroxide staining (limonite/goethite)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz in altered host rock
Milky quartz (SiO₂), with probable iron-oxide staining and a fine-grained host matrix
Pyrite cluster (iron pyrite)
Pyrite, FeS₂
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or chalcedony-bearing stone
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished smoky quartz (likely iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); brown coloration may result from irradiation or iron-related staining/inclusions
Iron-stained weathered rock
Unknown
Quartz-rich rock fragment, possibly milky quartz with iron staining
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially vein quartz or quartz-bearing pegmatite
Green Quartz (Prasiolite/Adventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz bead bracelet
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky or rose quartz
Quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Milky quartz vein fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive or vein quartz with minor iron-oxide/clay inclusions
Likely quartz-rich rock (possibly milky quartz or quartzite)
Quartz-rich aggregate, predominantly silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the image
Tumbled white quartz (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz-veined Metamorphic Pebble
Silicate-rich metamorphic rock with quartz veins (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz pebble (probable)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartz-rich river stone
Rounded pale quartz-rich stone (likely quartzite or milky quartz)
Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂; possibly massive milky quartz
Pyrite (likely)
Iron disulfide, FeS₂; commonly called fool’s gold
Likely raw quartz crystal fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), identification tentative from the image
Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Likely microcrystalline quartz with iron-oxide staining; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Tumbled yellow quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained or included quartz
Likely quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky or iron-stained quartz
Quartz (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely quartz-rich pebble or weathered limestone fragment
Indeterminate; possibly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃)
White Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Likely quartz-rich rock (milky quartz vein material)
Quartz, SiO₂; identification is provisional from the photo
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz-bearing metamorphic rock, possibly quartzite or hornfels
Mostly quartz (SiO₂), with probable iron-oxide and dark silicate minerals
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely translucent white variety
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz with iron staining
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly a quartz vein fragment
Likely quartz-rich rock or mineral fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly in a pegmatitic or granitic matrix
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz-rich pebble, possibly milky quartz with dark inclusions
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide or mica inclusions
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz (likely rose quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly brecciated quartzite or rhyolite
Indeterminate quartz–feldspar rock with iron-oxide staining (SiO₂-rich; possible hematite/goethite)
Quartz with Mica Schist Matrix
Quartz (SiO2) in Mica Schist Matrix
Sandstone with Quartz Vein
Arenite with Quartz (SiO2) protrusion
Milky quartz-rich rock
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely with mica or feldspar inclusions