Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (formed from a fibrous crocidolite asbestos) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Garnet (almandine or pyrope variety)
Silicate mineral Group: (Fe, Mg, Mn, Ca)3(Al, Fe, Cr)2(SiO4)3
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (composed of alternate layers of orthoclase and albite), (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite River Stone
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Given the appearance, it's likely a fragment of an igneous or metamorphic rock composed of multiple minerals. Without specific diagnostic features, it's difficult to give a common name other than 'crystalline rock fragment'. If pressed to guess based on the granular, somewhat light and dark speckled appearance, it could be a fragment of granite or a related intrusive igneous rock.
As a rock fragment, it does not have a single scientific mineral name; rather, it's a piece of a rock which is a combination of minerals. If it were granite, its main mineral composition would be quartz (SiO2), feldspar (e.g., KAlSi3O8 - orthoclase, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 - plagioclase), and mica (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - muscovite or K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 - biotite), among others.
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Quartz (in a rock matrix)
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite with Iron Staining
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Hypersthene (or Enstatite/Ferrosilite)
Orthopyroxene series (Mg,Fe)SiO3 - specifically, historically hypersthene (intermediate member) now referred to as Enstatite (Mg-rich) or Ferrosilite (Fe-rich)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Quartz on Greenstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Altered Igneous Geologic Unit
Quartzite (Milky Quartz pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite / Sandstone / Chert Mix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss Pebble
Gneiss
Milky Quartz (with Iron Oxide staining)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Yellow Quartzite (Iron-Stained Quartz)
Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide impurities)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium