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Mineral (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Browse mineral (cryptocrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Lithium Quartz

Dumortierite Quartz

Dumortierite Quartz

Garden Quartz

Blue Quartz

Phantom Quartz

Chalcedony

Black Onyx

Super Seven

Aventurine

Landscape Agate

Landscape Agate

Tube Agate

Prase

Carnelian (Orange Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian (Orange Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian (Flame Polished) (Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)) — mineral

Carnelian (Flame Polished)

Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)

Onyx (Black Onyx) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Onyx (Black Onyx)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chrysocolla (Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Agate (Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint Nodules) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded chert or jasper pebble (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide and clay impurities) — sedimentary

Banded chert or jasper pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide and clay impurities

Yellow Chalcedony / Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Chalcedony / Carnelian

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Water-Worn Pebble) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (Water-Worn Pebble)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Green Jasper / Green Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with mineral impurities) — sedimentary

Green Jasper / Green Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with mineral impurities

Chalcedony (Botryoidal or Chalcedony Rose) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Botryoidal or Chalcedony Rose)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Chalcedony (likely carnelian or yellow agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Yellow Chalcedony (likely carnelian or yellow agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

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

Grey Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Lake Superior Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — mineral

Lake Superior Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Chalcedony (River or Beach Pebbles) (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (River or Beach Pebbles)

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Polished banded agate (likely Botswana agate) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony with iron-oxide and other mineral bands)) — mineral

Polished banded agate (likely Botswana agate)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony with iron-oxide and other mineral bands)

Quartz Geode (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Chalcedony Pebble with Jasper/Iron Oxide Cortex (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony Pebble with Jasper/Iron Oxide Cortex

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Chalcedony (Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Copper-bearing Basalt with Epidote and Quartz (Native copper in basalt amygdaloidal matrix) — igneous

Copper-bearing Basalt with Epidote and Quartz

Native copper in basalt amygdaloidal matrix

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Polished red jasper (Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides) — mineral

Polished red jasper

Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides

Jasper or Chert with Quartz Vugs (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper or Chert with Quartz Vugs

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (White Chert / Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (White Chert / Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint) (Microcrystalline to cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline to cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Polished banded jasper pebble (Jasper, a microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and clay/mineral impurities) — mineral

Polished banded jasper pebble

Jasper, a microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and clay/mineral impurities

Tumbled brown mineral pebble, possibly jasper or weathered quartzite (Indeterminate from the blurred image; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) if jasper, or quartzite dominated by quartz) — mineral

Tumbled brown mineral pebble, possibly jasper or weathered quartzite

Indeterminate from the blurred image; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) if jasper, or quartzite dominated by quartz

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chalcedony (Yellow Jasper or Agate) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Yellow Jasper or Agate)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agate / Jasper Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate / Jasper Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bloodstone (Chalcedony (Quartz)) — Mineral

Bloodstone

Chalcedony (Quartz)