Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Category
Browse metamorphic (pseudo igneous) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Chalcedony (Banded/Mottled Variety)
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Laterite
Laterite (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock type)
Ruby
Corundum (Al₂O₃) with Chromium (Cr)
Included Quartz Beads (likely Phantom Quartz or Garden Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Prasiolite and Quartz Crystal Cluster
Quartz (SiO2); Prasiolite is a variety of Quartz
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Limonitic Gossan (predominantly FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Earth
Terra / Earth
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Quartz (SiO2) with included minerals (Fuchsite or Chlorite for green color)
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO2) with sandstone or siltstone matrix
Quartz (variety of colors)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Quartz (Druzy) in host rock
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) as Quartz, with unspecified host rock components (likely silicates and iron oxides)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily composed of SiO O₂)
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 (Quartz) with TiO2 (Rutile inclusions)
Aquamarine and clear quartz
Aquamarine (Be3Al2Si6O18), Quartz (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
A metamorphic rock primarily composed of lazurite (Na,Ca)8[(S,SO4,Cl)2|(Al6Si6O24)], calcite (CaCO3), and pyrite (FeS2).
Rutilated Quartz (likely Citrine or Smoky Quartz with Rutile inclusions)
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Quartz with Rutile)
Quartz (River-worn Pebble)
Quartz (SiO2)
Mixed Chalcedony and Jasper Bracelet (possibly 'Ocean Jasper' or similar banded variety for brown beads, and blue/grey Chalcedony for the translucent beads)
Chalcedony (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities)
Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
Sapphire (likely blue synthetic sapphire or blue glass in a ring)
Corundum (Al₂O₃), specifically the blue variety due to trace amounts of iron and titanium impurities. If synthetic, it would still be Al₂O₃.
Quartz with inclusions (likely Chlorite or Hornblende) and country rock
SiO2 (Quartz) with associated ferromagnesian minerals
River Rocks (Polished River Pebbles)
Stream-rounded clastic sediments
Limonitic Gossan
Goethite/Limonite aggregate after sulfide
Crushed Stone / Gravel (Multiple Rock Types)
Lithic fragments (undifferentiated)
Quartz with Basalt inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mafic silicate rock
Unakite (often traded as Dragon Blood Jasper)
Epidotized Granite
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix
Calcite (or Alabaster, if truly carved)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Wishing Rock (Quartz Vein in Host Rock)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) vein in various host rocks
Pet Rock (Man-made Quartzite or Granite Cobble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) mixture; commonly composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
Lapis Lazuli (blue bead) and Moss Agate (green heart)
Lapis Lazuli (lazurite-based rock) and Moss Agate (SiO2 with manganese/iron inclusions)
Green Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial Glass Byproduct)
Eagle Eye / Grey Tiger Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide with Crocidolite (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with FeOOH inclusions)
Tiger's Eye (Mineral Collection)
Tiger's Eye (SiO2 with crocidolite inclusions)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)