Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Category
Browse metamorphic or sedimentary (with staining) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Jasper with Epidote Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Beaded Jewelry (Assorted Gemstones)
Various minerals, including but not limited to Quartz (SiO2), Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3), Jade (Na(Al,Fe)Si2O6), Amethyst (SiO2),等の多様な組み合わせ
Sandstone (with potentially metamorphic or basaltic bands)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke
Yellow Jade (often Serpentine or Dolomite)
Primarily Serpentine (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), though the term 'yellow jade' is also sometimes applied to varieties of true nephrite or jadeite.
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Banded River Rock / Gneiss (highly weathered)
Gneiss
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Jasper and Quartz River Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
River Stone (Quartzite/Siltstone mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based metamorphosed sandstone
White Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Gneiss (likely)
Gneiss
Corundum
Corundum (Al2O3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite Mica
Biotite, K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
Epidote in Quartz
Quartz with Epidote inclusions (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) inclusions)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced "nice")
Banded Rock (likely Quartz-rich)
Uncertain, likely a Metamorphic Rock (e.g., Gneiss or Schist) with prominent Quartz and other minerals
Jasper and Quartzite mix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary rock exposed to metamorphic heat/pressure; Chemical composition is approximately 86%–98% Carbon)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone/dolostone). Predominantly composed of Calcite (CaCO3) for marble derived from limestone, or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) for marble derived from dolostone.
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (typically quartz, feldspar, mica, amphibole composition)
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (specifically a variety enriched with blue-coloring minerals)
Graphite-veined Quartzite
Meta-sedimentary Quartzite with Carbonaceous/Graphitic Inclusions (SiO2 + C)
Greenstone / Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Altered Basalt
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)