Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral, specifically a rock fragment specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Epidosite (Unakite-related)
Epidosite (composed primarily of Epidote and Quartz)
Carnelian
Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Flower Agate (Plume Agate)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with Spherulitic Inclusions - SiO2
African Turquoise
Jasper / Quartz matrix (Trade name: African Turquoise, chemically a form of microcrystalline quartz with various mineral inclusions)
Granite or granitic rock fragment
Felsic intrusive igneous rock, typically quartz + feldspar + mica; exact species uncertain from the image
Jasper (specifically Red or Brecciated Jasper variant)
Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz - SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite
Fossiliferous Shale
Laminated Mudrock with plant fossils
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Shale
Fossiliferous Mudstone / Shale
Blue Lace Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron inclusions
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Clear Quartz (Druzy)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered granite-like rock
Granite, likely biotite-bearing; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Agate in Rhyolite
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony) in Volcanic Rock matrix
Weathered sandstone or granitic rock fragment
Likely quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires testing
Sandstone
Arenite (specifically sublithic or quartz arenite)
Basalt Fragment
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky quartz vein fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil bivalve shell
Fossilized or partially mineralized bivalve; exact genus cannot be determined from the image
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite / KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz Crystal (specifically a Double-Terminated variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Low Quartz
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered volcanic rock fragment
Likely andesite or basalt; exact identification requires fresh surface and testing
Possible flint or slag fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), or iron-rich industrial slag
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)
Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentified River Rock or Mudstone
N/A (Generic rock fragment)
Red Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Quartz pebble with host matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Weathered granite (likely biotite granite)
Granite; interlocking quartz, feldspar, and mica, commonly with biotite