Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (man made aura treatment) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Druzy Quartz (Prasiolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Chlorite or Actinolite)
Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Jade (likely Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Serpentine (variety: Serpentine Rock)
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; formula generally (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of mineral group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium or Manganese
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (Primary minerals: Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (ferruginous sandstone)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Complex Silicate Rock)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), variety Rose Quartz
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Mixed Quartz and River Pebbles (Stone Collection)
Mixed assortment containing mainly Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-Stained Quartzite
Recrystallized Meta-Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque Impure Chalcedony
Chert (concretionary/nodular variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with possible fossil or mineral inclusions
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of serpentine group minerals including Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Lepidolite Bracelet
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2) often in Quartz matrix
Greenstone (possibly Basalt or Greenschist)
Greenschist (composed primarily of chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Limestone with Calcite Veining
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Biotite Schist (likely)
Biotite Schist (rock), Biotite (mineral)
Quartzite / Sandstone / Chert Mix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and mineral impurities
River Cobble (Quartzite-rich Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite/Quartzite transition)
Sandstone
Arenite
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcendony replacing organic matter)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of Iron and Manganese
Basalt
Vesicular Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Peridotite (with Olivine and Pyroxene)
Ultramafic Magmatic Rock (Primary minerals: (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 and (Ca, Mg, Fe)2Si2O6)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Desert Varnish (on Sandstone)
Rock Varnish (composed of Manganese oxides, Iron oxides, and Clay minerals)