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Mineral (Chalcedony Variety)

Browse mineral (chalcedony variety) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety) (Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)) — mineral

Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)

Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)

mineral
Quartz (Milky and Smoky variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky and Smoky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz (Milky/Cloudy Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Cloudy Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz (Milky or Druzy variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Druzy variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Fuchsite (Fuchsite (a variety of Muscovite mica, K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Fuchsite

Fuchsite (a variety of Muscovite mica, K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

mineral
Peridot (Olivine) (Olivine, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) — Mineral

Peridot (Olivine)

Olivine, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Mineral
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt) — igneous

Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts

Porphyritic Basalt

igneous
Vesicular Basalt with Amygdaloidal Infill (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt with Amygdaloidal Infill

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

igneous
Quartz Geode (likely within Limestone or Dolomite matrix) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral within a Sedimentary Rock

Quartz Geode (likely within Limestone or Dolomite matrix)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Mineral within a Sedimentary Rock
Pink Halite (Himalayan Salt) (Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)) — sedimentary

Pink Halite (Himalayan Salt)

Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)

sedimentary
Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions (SiO2)

mineral
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2 with MgO and Fe3O4)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2 with MgO and Fe3O4)

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

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Rough Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rough Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

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

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

mineral
Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Granite (Granite) — igneous

Granite

Granite

igneous
Chert / Flint (Chert (varietal name for microcrystalline quartz). Chemical formula: SiO₂) — Mineral

Chert / Flint

Chert (varietal name for microcrystalline quartz). Chemical formula: SiO₂

Mineral
Green Jasper (Jasper (variety of Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Jasper (variety of Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

sedimentary
Obsidian (Obsidian (principally SiO2 with MgO and Fe3O4)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (principally SiO2 with MgO and Fe3O4)

igneous
Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

mineral
Chert (specifically Tan/Brown Chert) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan/Brown Chert)

Chert (SiO2)

sedimentary
Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurity)) — Igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurity)

Igneous
Sandstone (Greywacke) (Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke)

Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock

sedimentary
Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

sedimentary
Black Tourmaline (Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)) — Mineral

Black Tourmaline

Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)

Mineral
Rose Quartz (Rose Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

Rose Quartz

Rose Quartz (SiO2)

Mineral
Nephrite Jade (Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)) — Mineral

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Mineral
Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese

mineral
Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

metamorphic
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase) (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

mineral
Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite

(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8

mineral
Milky Quartz (with Iron staining) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (with Iron staining)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Rose Quartz (Rose Quartz (SiO2 with trace Ti, Fe, or Mn)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Rose Quartz (SiO2 with trace Ti, Fe, or Mn)

mineral