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Metamorphic, Likely Sedimentary With Quartz Veins

Browse metamorphic, likely sedimentary with quartz veins specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Pyrite (Iron Pyrite (FeS2)) — Mineral

Pyrite

Iron Pyrite (FeS2)

Yellow Quartz River Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz River Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz Vein) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (Quartz Vein)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Chert (with Limonite staining) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limonite staining)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or River Stone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or River Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Chert (Brecciated Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Brecciated Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Iron Stains (Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining) — Mineral

Quartz with Iron Stains

Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining

Grey Quartz (likely Smoky Quartz or Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Grey Quartz (likely Smoky Quartz or Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Yellow Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Citrine (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (with inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz (with inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities

Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Yellow Jasper) (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Yellow Jasper)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)

Quartz (possibly Citrine or Smoky Quartz variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (possibly Citrine or Smoky Quartz variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Quartz (specifically a water-worn river pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz (specifically a water-worn river pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Quartz Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Quartz Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (Chalcedony) (Cryptocrystalline Silica or Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Chalcedony)

Cryptocrystalline Silica or Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Quartz (Aventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Crocidolite or Magnesio-riebeckite inclusions) — metamorphic

Blue Quartz (Aventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Crocidolite or Magnesio-riebeckite inclusions

Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Inclusions (Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock with Siliceous Veining) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Inclusions

Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock with Siliceous Veining

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Arsenopyrite in Quartz Matrix (Arsenopyrite (FeAsS) with Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Arsenopyrite in Quartz Matrix

Arsenopyrite (FeAsS) with Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically a nodule with Chalcendony/Agate banding) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically a nodule with Chalcendony/Agate banding)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Common Variety, Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Variety, Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Jasper/Quartz variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble (Jasper/Quartz variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide / Chalcedony (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide / Chalcedony (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Gravel fragment) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Gravel fragment)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing) (Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)) — mineral

Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing)

Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)

Wishing Stone with Quartz Veins (Quartzite or Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of SiO2)) — metamorphic

Wishing Stone with Quartz Veins

Quartzite or Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of SiO2)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Vein Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Vein Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)