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
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Schist
Mica Schist (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite Schist
Quartz (Pink/Rose or Hematinoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Potassium Alveolar Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony variety)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Prehnite
Prehnite Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Blue Sapphire (Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, likely milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained milky quartz or quartzite
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)
Quartz with Iron Oxide Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Garnet Amphibolite (or Garnet Gneiss)
Garnet amphibolite / Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Epidote with Magnetite/Hematite inclusions
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH)) with Iron Oxides
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist (Greenschist / Chlorite Schist)
Schist (rich in Muscovite, Chlorite, and Quartz)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine with Sunstone
Aquamarine (Be3Al2Si6O18), Sunstone (Na,Ca)Al(Si,Al)Si2O8
Rough Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Feldspar (with Quartz / Iron Staining)
Potassium Feldspar / Plagioclase (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 to CaAl2Si2O8)