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Metamorphic Rock (Variety Of Quartz)

Browse metamorphic rock (variety of quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Quartz Schist

Smoky Quartz

Clear Quartz

Morion Quartz

Rose Quartz

Milky Quartz

Snow Quartz

Tourmalinated Quartz

Tourmalinated Quartz

Rutilated Quartz

Rutilated Quartz

Quartz Arenite

Scepter Quartz

Spirit Quartz

Red jasper pebble (Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides) — metamorphic

Red jasper pebble

Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Gray/Brown) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate (Gray/Brown)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety with Fuchsite inclusions - SiO2)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety with Fuchsite inclusions - SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Smoky Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Weathered quartz-bearing sandstone or quartzite (Quartzite (SiO₂-rich), possibly weakly metamorphosed sandstone) — metamorphic

Weathered quartz-bearing sandstone or quartzite

Quartzite (SiO₂-rich), possibly weakly metamorphosed sandstone

Grey Agate (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Grey Agate (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly weathered granite or quartzite (Uncertain from image; likely quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide staining) — igneous

Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly weathered granite or quartzite

Uncertain from image; likely quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide staining

Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety) (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Quartzite (with Fuchsite) (Quartzite with Muscovite variety Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite (with Fuchsite)

Quartzite with Muscovite variety Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Quartz-rich feldspathic rock, possibly granite or pegmatite fragment (Granite/pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor dark mica or amphibole) — igneous

Quartz-rich feldspathic rock, possibly granite or pegmatite fragment

Granite/pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor dark mica or amphibole

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Tumbled translucent pebble, likely quartz or pale chalcedony (Quartz (SiO₂), possibly microcrystalline chalcedony) — mineral

Tumbled translucent pebble, likely quartz or pale chalcedony

Quartz (SiO₂), possibly microcrystalline chalcedony

Quartz Crystal (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (possibly with Quartz or Hematite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary or metamorphic

Red Jasper (possibly with Quartz or Hematite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

sedimentary or metamorphic

Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper) (Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite) — igneous

Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)

Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite

Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock, likely schist or gneiss (Biotite–garnet schist/gneiss; dark minerals likely biotite and graphite or amphibole, with quartz and feldspar) — metamorphic

Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock, likely schist or gneiss

Biotite–garnet schist/gneiss; dark minerals likely biotite and graphite or amphibole, with quartz and feldspar

Quartz (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Probable tumbled garnet (Garnet-group silicate, commonly almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)) — mineral

Probable tumbled garnet

Garnet-group silicate, commonly almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)

Agate (Agate (Cryptocrystalline Variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — Mineral

Agate

Agate (Cryptocrystalline Variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Yellow Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Dark gray veined metamorphic rock (Likely marble or quartzite; exact identification requires hardness and acid tests) — metamorphic

Dark gray veined metamorphic rock

Likely marble or quartzite; exact identification requires hardness and acid tests

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled green aventurine (probable) (Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green fuchsite mica or chlorite inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled green aventurine (probable)

Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green fuchsite mica or chlorite inclusions

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)