Quartz (clear quartz/crystal quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), trigonal crystal system
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Browse metamorphic, likely sedimentary with quartz veins specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (clear quartz/crystal quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), trigonal crystal system
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely quartz crystal fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly a small tumbled or cleaved fragment
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz-rich quartzite or silicified stone
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with minor iron-oxide staining and possible feldspar/clay impurities
Quartz (Gravel Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone, possibly ferruginous sandstone (SiO₂-dominant)
Gneiss (likely)
Gneiss
Tumbled quartz (likely milky/clear quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Serpentinite with Calcite Veins
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Schist with Quartz Veins
Schist with Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled white quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed pebble collection, including likely flint, quartzite, and fossil material
Varied silicate rocks; visible specimen may include chert (microcrystalline SiO₂), quartzite, and a possible fossil
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite (likely honey/orange calcite)
Calcite — calcium carbonate, CaCO₃
Pyrite in Quartz Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) embedded in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Epidote
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium aluminum iron silicate (Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed polished river stones
Likely quartz, quartzite, chert/jasper, and possibly limestone or marble
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled yellow chalcedony (likely citrine or yellow quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; potentially microcrystalline chalcedony
Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Rose or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greywacke (River Pebble)
Greywacke sandstone with quartz veining
Banded limestone or marble
Calcite-dominated carbonate rock; likely banded marble (CaCO₃)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (SiO2)
Blue-green raw mineral specimen, likely apatite
Fluorapatite, Ca₅(PO₄)₃F (probable; visual identification only)
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite or Ironstone Nodule
Magnetite (Fe3O4) or Hematite-rich Sedimentary Nodule
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)