Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
Browse metamorphic, likely sedimentary with quartz veins specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered foliated metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist
Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock; exact identification requires a fresh surface and mineral tests
Quartz-bearing metamorphic rock, possibly epidote/quartzite
Quartz-rich rock with possible epidote and feldspar; exact identification requires testing
Quartz-bearing iron-rich rock, possibly quartzite or hydrothermal breccia
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides, likely limonite/goethite; exact host rock is uncertain from the photograph
Crushed Limestone and Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz / Limestone Gravel
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) and CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
Milky quartz (likely quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White Quartz Beads
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂); possibly quartzite, a recrystallized quartz sandstone
Emerald with Matrix (Emerald in Mica Schist)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Quartz Pebble (with probable iron staining)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz on Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz
Quartz (specifically Milky Quartz/Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (likely Rose Quartz or Milky Quartz based on color)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Small white mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar
Quartz (likely a clear or rock crystal variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Moss Infusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Mica (Schist/Pegmatite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Weathered brown rock, likely sandstone or iron-rich quartzite
Indeterminate; probable quartz-rich sandstone (quartz, feldspar, iron oxides)
White Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Unidentified gray rock/mineral specimen
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich rock or a metallic sulfide-bearing specimen
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline to granular SiO₂, possibly with mica and feldspar
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal Fragments)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase or Plagioclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) or Sodium/Calcium Aluminum Silicate
Quartz (River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO2)
River Pebble (Gneiss or Quartzite variant)
Course-grained Metamorphic Rock (likely SiO2 dominant)
Milky quartz-rich rock
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely with mica or feldspar inclusions
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Quartzite (SiO2)
Tumbled brown quartzite or jasper
Quartzite (mostly SiO₂), possibly iron-rich jasper (microcrystalline quartz)
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly gold-bearing quartz
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining; possible limonite/goethite matrix
Milky Quartz Pebble with Iron staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)