Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (composed of multiple minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed mainly of SiO2)
Jasper (likely Polychrome or Ocean Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Quartz (pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; general formula (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone or dolostone), primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Zircon
Zircon (ZrSiO4)
River Siltstone Pebble
Siltstone (primarily composed of silica and clay minerals)
Wishing Stone with Quartz Veins
Quartzite or Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of SiO2)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Hematite Fe2O3 cement)
Granite Pebble
Granite
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic rock predominantly composed of Quartz (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Stone (a fine-grained igneous rock, often misidentified as Dalmatian Jasper)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily composed of SiO O₂)
Quartzite (Milky)
Metamorphic rock predominantly composed of Quartz (SiO2)
Pebble (likely Quartzite or Chert)
Clastic Sediment, potentially composed of SiO₂ (Quartz)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Greenstone (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (frequently composed of Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine with Chlorite inclusions)
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite Rich Rock)
Metabasalt (often contains Epidote Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Quartz-Feldspar-Biotite Plutonic Rock)
Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite), amorphous SiO2
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer) / Perthitic Igneous Rock
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Greenstone (Greenschist facies)
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Botryoidal Chalcedony Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Sandstone
Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite)
Granite Pebble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Red Quartzite River Stone
Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of Quartz, SiO2)