Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Browse metamorphic rock (variety of quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tree Agate (Dendritic Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron inclusions
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Blue Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Smoky Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 inclusions
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (Felsic volcanic rock)
Druzy Quartz Geode (likely Smokey Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - specifically a geode formation lined with druzy quartz crystals, with a likely brownish hue indicating smokey quartz.
Quartzite Pebbles
Crystalline silica rock (SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4
Tiger's Eye (likely Hawk's Eye variant)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate Geode / Thunderegg
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Quartzite with Hematite staining
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Blue Sapphire (Tumbled/Polished)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz (Smoky/Druzy variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (variable mineral composition)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (Tumbled Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a variety of Quartz
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz
Quartzite pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Jasper in Quartzite (likely Cinnabar or Iron inclusions)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Jasper and Agate
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silica/Quartz) - SiO2
Rhyolite
Rhyolite (felsic extrusive igneous rock)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Pink Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx')
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)