Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
Browse metamorphic (pseudo igneous) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Bi-Color Tourmaline (or Watermelon Tourmaline)
Tourmaline (complex borosilicate mineral group with general formula AD3G6(BO3)3T6O18(OH,O)4)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe^2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3)(OH)3(OH))
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone/Dolomite
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz or Chalcedony)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Gneiss (likely)
Gneiss
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Orange Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Moonstone (bead form)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) - a variety of Orthoclase Feldspar
Quartz (likely a clear or rock crystal variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Pegmatite (likely Granitic Pegmatite)
Pegmatite (a coarse-grained igneous rock, often with granitic composition)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Greenstone (Greywacke or Nephrite Jade variant)
Metamorphosed mafic igneous or sedimentary rock (e.g., Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Quartz (various varieties)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Serpentine Schist with Quartz Vein
Serpentine Schist (a type of Metamorphic rock). The white band is likely Quartz (SiO2).
Quartz with Mica Schist (Pegmatite Specimen)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) and Phyllosilicates (Biotite/Muscovite)
Zircon
Zircon (ZrSiO4)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite or Granitic Gneiss Pebble
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock) or Gneiss
Greenish rock with white veins, possibly epidote or chlorite bearing rock with quartz/calcite veins
Altered mafic rock or Epidosite
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Beryl (Variety Mix)
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
Marble
Marble (primarily Calcite, CaCO3 or Dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (often Granite or Schist)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within host matrix
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Apatite
Apatite Group (e.g., Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Rock Crystal Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; general formula (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Mixed Quartz and River Pebbles (Stone Collection)
Mixed assortment containing mainly Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica (likely Muscovite)
Muscovite / KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)