Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse metamorphic (pseudo igneous) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz with impurities or Host Rock
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with mixed silicates
Auriferous Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Rough Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby mixture)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Cobble (River Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Strawberry Quartz (or Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite or Goethite
Quartz (Milky/Gray variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Plagioclase Feldspar
Plagioclase Feldspar Series (NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Garnet (Almandine-Pyrope series)
Garnet Group, Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Pyrite in Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Mica (Muscovite)
Potassium aluminum silicate - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2