Rock Identifier

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Mineral; Variety Of Quartz

Browse mineral; variety of quartz specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Yellow Quartz (Citrine-colored Quartz Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine-colored Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/River Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/River Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fuchsite (Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Fuchsite

Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Dendritic Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions

Gold Ore in Matrix (Native Gold (Au) in Quartz/Host Rock) — mineral

Gold Ore in Matrix

Native Gold (Au) in Quartz/Host Rock

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Green Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Quartzite (Yellow/Orange variety) (Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Yellow/Orange variety)

Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)

Rainbow Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Rainbow Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz Pebbles (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebbles

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tiger's Eye (Gold/Brown variety) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous crocidolite inclusions) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye (Gold/Brown variety)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous crocidolite inclusions

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3/FeO(OH)) inclusions) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3/FeO(OH)) inclusions

Tiger's Eye (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of crocidolite (riebeckite)) — Mineral

Tiger's Eye

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of crocidolite (riebeckite)

Blue Quartz (specifically Dumortierite Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3)) — metamorphic

Blue Quartz (specifically Dumortierite Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3)

Clear Quartz (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granitic Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Granitic Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Halite (Rock Salt) (Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)) — mineral

Halite (Rock Salt)

Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — mineral

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Banded Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Chalcedony (likely Chrysoprase or Green Onyx) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace nickel or chromium inclusions) — mineral

Green Chalcedony (likely Chrysoprase or Green Onyx)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace nickel or chromium inclusions

Chalcedony (Agate/Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Granite (Potassium-feldspar rich Granite) — igneous

Red Granite

Potassium-feldspar rich Granite

Aquamarine (Aquamarine (Beryl variety); Be3Al2Si6O18) — mineral

Aquamarine

Aquamarine (Beryl variety); Be3Al2Si6O18

Agate (Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)) — Mineral

Agate

Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)) — Mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)) — Mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)

Quartz / Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Metamorphic or Mineral

Quartz / Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Metamorphic or Mineral

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with chlorite inclusions)) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with chlorite inclusions)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)