Quartzite (with mineral vein)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)
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Browse metamorphic, likely sedimentary with quartz veins specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartzite (with mineral vein)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Pink / Rose Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz with iron-oxide staining
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained quartz vein rock
Milky quartz (SiO₂) with limonite/goethite iron oxides, possibly in altered host rock
Weathered quartz-rich pebble (likely milky quartz or quartzite)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); possibly quartzite, a metamorphic quartz rock
Milky Quartz with inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Iron-Stained Quartzite
Recrystallized Meta-Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, likely biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Citrine Quartz (likely heat-treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded granitic gneiss pebble
Felsic orthogneiss, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Green Quartz (including Prase or Aventurine variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (likely Actinolite or Chlorite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz (with Iron Oxide staining)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Galena with Pyrite
Lead Sulfide (PbS) associated with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (with Iron staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (in a rock matrix)
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely citrine pendant
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably heat-treated amethyst or smoky quartz
Pink quartz (likely rose quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), typically massive rose quartz colored by trace elements and microscopic inclusions
Milky quartz (likely quartz vein fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (with trace inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely milky quartz with iron-oxide inclusions
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz (or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz-rich rock fragment, possibly granite or quartzite
Primarily quartz (SiO₂), with possible feldspar and iron-oxide staining
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pale green translucent mineral fragment, likely calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), tentatively; possibly green fluorite or prehnite
Quartz (Grain)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White calcite (likely tumbled calcite or marble fragment)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃); if the specimen is granular and rock-like, it may be marble, a calcite-rich metamorphic rock
Blue quartz-like mineral specimen
Likely quartz (SiO₂), possibly dyed or coated; exact identification requires testing