Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Category
Browse mineral, specifically a detrital grain specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Granite (specifically Pink or Alkali Feldspar Granite)
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Quartzite (specifically Pink or Red Quartzite)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Granite (Pink Orthoclase variety)
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (Quartz, Orthoclase, Plagioclase, and Mica)
Schist with Biotite Inclusion
Biotite-bearing Mica Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Tumbled Moonstone
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Albite), KAlSi3O8
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque Impure Chalcedony
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Basalt (River Pebble)
Mafic volcanic rock (primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock: Arenite
Diorite
Diorite (an intrusive igneous rock)
Jasper (specifically Owyhee or Picture Jasper variety)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential Arkose/Lithic characteristics)
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)
Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Jasper (specifically Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Agate (specifically Chalcedony nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite featuring Quartz Vein
Granite with hydrothermal silica (SiO2) intrusion
Schist (specifically Mica Schist)
Mica Schist
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed of K-feldspar, Quartz, and Mica)
Diabase
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock dominated by Quartz and K-Feldspar)
Sandstone (Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Mica)
Pink Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite (Pink/Red)
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Rich in K-Feldspar)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Arenite
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Halite
Halite (NaCl)
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Black Onyx
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Red Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)