Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (found in igneous and metamorphic rocks) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz River Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire (in a faceted jewelry setting)
Corundum (Al2O3) with trace Iron and Titanium
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide)
Garnet (specifically Almandine or Pyrope)
Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Sapphire (Blue)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand)
Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Muscovite (Mica)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Plagioclase Feldspar
NaAlSi3O8 – CaAlSi2O8 (Sodium-Calcium Aluminum Silicates)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Mica (Muscovite)
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Tumbled Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
NaFe2+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with iron and titanium trace elements)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein cutting through host rock
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Sapphire (Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Milky Quartz (Druzy Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Faceted Clear Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Garnet (Pyrope or Almandine)
Silicate (X3Y2Si3O12)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Acid-treated Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)