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Mineral (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

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

Blue Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with blue inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with blue inclusions (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Mexican Crazy Lace Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and aluminum inclusions) — mineral

Mexican Crazy Lace Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and aluminum inclusions

Banded Agate (specifically Chalcedony nodule) (Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate (specifically Chalcedony nodule)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Yellow Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper mix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety

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

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

Carnelian Agate

Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Yellow Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)

Quartz with Limonite Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — Mineral

Quartz with Limonite Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Green Aventurine (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite

Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — mineral

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)

Rose Quartz Carving (Quartum roseum (Variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — Mineral

Rose Quartz Carving

Quartum roseum (Variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Amazonite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Quartz Druze (on Matrix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druze (on Matrix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Megalodon Shark Tooth Fossil (Otodus megalodon (fossilized in sedimentary matrix)) — sedimentary

Megalodon Shark Tooth Fossil

Otodus megalodon (fossilized in sedimentary matrix)

Red Jasper (Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)) — Mineraloid (cryptocrystalline quartz)

Red Jasper

Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)

Mineraloid (cryptocrystalline quartz)

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Green Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine (Green Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica

Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — Mineral

Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Green Aventurine (Quartz with Fuchsine inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Quartz with Fuchsine inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — mineral

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

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

White Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Grey Agate (Banded Chalcedony)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Tree Agate (Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Tree Agate

Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Jasper (Red Jasper) (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper (Red Jasper)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Dendritic Agate (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Agate (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

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

Agate (Beads)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian (Orange Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony) — mineral

Carnelian (Orange Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony

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

Carnelian

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)

Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate or Sardagate) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of chalcedony) — mineral

Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate or Sardagate)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of chalcedony

Quartzite (Yellow/Iron-stained Quartz) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Yellow/Iron-stained Quartz)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

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

Quartz (Milky or Druzy variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Variety: Rose Quartz/Smoky Quartz mix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Variety: Rose Quartz/Smoky Quartz mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz / Quartzite Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic (mineral-based)

Quartz / Quartzite Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic (mineral-based)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)