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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

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

Polished red jasper

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

Honey-colored chalcedony (rough agate/chert) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely chalcedony with iron-oxide staining) — mineral

Honey-colored chalcedony (rough agate/chert)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely chalcedony with iron-oxide staining

Agate (Carnelian Agate with Quartz Matrix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Carnelian Agate with Quartz Matrix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chalcedony (Agate nodule fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often associated with Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often associated with Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (with Limonite staining) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limonite staining)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Yellow Jasper Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper with Quartz Vein (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) and chalcedony with a quartz vein) — sedimentary

Jasper with Quartz Vein

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) and chalcedony with a quartz vein

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agate/Seashell replacement) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate/Seashell replacement)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian) (Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian)

Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper with Quartz (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper with Quartz

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Hag Stone (Perforated Flint or Chert) — sedimentary

Hag Stone

Perforated Flint or Chert

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Jasper/Flint variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble (Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Agate Geode (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate Geode

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2

Black Onyx (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Black Onyx

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Chalcedony/Agate nodule) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Chalcedony/Agate nodule)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Si O2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Si O2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)

Carnelian (Carnelian (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)

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

Botryoidal Chalcedony / Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Flint (SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)) — sedimentary

Flint

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Blue Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Black Onyx

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Black Onyx (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agated Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Agated Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variously known as Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously known as Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)