Banded quartz-rich metamorphic rock (likely quartzite or quartz-mica schist)
Quartzite/schist composed chiefly of SiO₂ quartz with mica, feldspar, and iron-oxide or copper-colored accessory minerals
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Browse metamorphic rock (variety of quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Banded quartz-rich metamorphic rock (likely quartzite or quartz-mica schist)
Quartzite/schist composed chiefly of SiO₂ quartz with mica, feldspar, and iron-oxide or copper-colored accessory minerals
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Granular variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Common Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Raw Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz on Matrix
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded gneiss
Quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly biotite-bearing; exact identification requires testing
Quartzite (iron-stained, possibly metaconglomeratic)
Quartzite; predominantly recrystallized quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide accessory minerals
Aventurine
Quartz (Aventurine variety)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite Gneiss
Metasomatic Granitoid (variety Unakite)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (variety of Quartz - SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich pebble, possibly quartzite or chert
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Agate (within host rock)
Agate (Quartz variety SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
SiO2
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz pebble, likely iron-stained quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz with limonite/goethite staining
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Polished tiger’s-eye (likely iron-rich quartzite)
Quartzite composed mainly of SiO₂, with fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphs oxidized to iron oxides
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz vein rock
Quartz (SiO₂), massive milky variety
Rose quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), pink variety
Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartz Specimen)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed Mineral Collection (with Quartz, Beryl, and host rock)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz), Be3Al2Si6O18 (Beryl), and associated Schist/Pegmatite
Weathered granite or granitic pegmatite fragment
Felsic intrusive rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and minor mica
Quartz-rich rock, possibly iron-stained quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite with iron-oxide staining
Quartz / Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished brecciated jasper (likely ocean jasper or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Likely quartz-bearing granite or pegmatite fragment
Granite/pegmatite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and possibly mica