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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

Rounded quartz-rich cobble, likely quartzite (Quartzite; predominantly SiO₂ (recrystallized quartz)) — metamorphic

Rounded quartz-rich cobble, likely quartzite

Quartzite; predominantly SiO₂ (recrystallized quartz)

Tumbled Agate (Dyed Blue) (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety)) — gemstone

Tumbled Agate (Dyed Blue)

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety)

Mixed rock and mineral specimen collection (Varied silicate, carbonate, and oxide minerals; individual identification is not possible from this group photograph) — mineral

Mixed rock and mineral specimen collection

Varied silicate, carbonate, and oxide minerals; individual identification is not possible from this group photograph

Red-and-black jasper (Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides) — metamorphic

Red-and-black jasper

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

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)

Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Serpentine Schist with Quartz Vein (Serpentine Schist (a type of Metamorphic rock). The white band is likely Quartz (SiO2).) — Metamorphic

Serpentine Schist with Quartz Vein

Serpentine Schist (a type of Metamorphic rock). The white band is likely Quartz (SiO2).

Coarse-grained granite or granitic pegmatite fragment (Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica) — igneous

Coarse-grained granite or granitic pegmatite fragment

Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica

Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper) (Silicified microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image) — mineral

Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)

Silicified microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image

Dark Emperador Marble (Recrystallized Calcitic Marble) — metamorphic

Dark Emperador Marble

Recrystallized Calcitic Marble

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

Quartz (Rose or Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Hornblende-biotite schist (probable) (Amphibole–biotite schist; chiefly hornblende, biotite, plagioclase, and quartz) — metamorphic

Hornblende-biotite schist (probable)

Amphibole–biotite schist; chiefly hornblende, biotite, plagioclase, and quartz

Quartz Vein in Matrix (Gneiss/Schist) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Rock Matrix) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Matrix (Gneiss/Schist)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Rock Matrix

Likely quartz crystal sphere (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly included or coated quartz) — mineral

Likely quartz crystal sphere

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly included or coated quartz

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 (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite River Rock (Metamorphic Rock (Recrystallized Quartz - SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Metamorphic Rock (Recrystallized Quartz - 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 (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 (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Weathered quartz-rich pebble (Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or quartz-bearing vein rock) — mineral

Weathered quartz-rich pebble

Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or quartz-bearing vein rock

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock (Garnet amphibolite or garnet–mica schist; chiefly almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂) with amphibole, mica, quartz, and feldspar) — metamorphic

Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock

Garnet amphibolite or garnet–mica schist; chiefly almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂) with amphibole, mica, quartz, and feldspar

Pale greenish quartz-bearing rock, possibly serpentine or altered feldspar (Tentatively serpentinite-related rock (serpentine-group minerals) or altered granitic material; identification is uncertain from the photograph) — metamorphic

Pale greenish quartz-bearing rock, possibly serpentine or altered feldspar

Tentatively serpentinite-related rock (serpentine-group minerals) or altered granitic material; identification is uncertain from the photograph

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mixed river stones; foreground likely sandstone (Quartz-rich sandstone, with associated rounded quartzite/chert and other cobbles) — sedimentary

Mixed river stones; foreground likely sandstone

Quartz-rich sandstone, with associated rounded quartzite/chert and other cobbles

Serpentine (Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4

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)

Gneiss (Felsic banded gneiss, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Felsic banded gneiss, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica