Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (native element alloy) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Quartzite with Quartz Geode / Vug
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Peridot
Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Precious Opal in Matrix
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Citrine
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron impurities
Greenschist
Chlorite schist (Metamorphic rock dominated by chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
Chrysocolla in Cuprite (Sonoran Sunrise)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O) (Chrysocolla) and Cu2O (Cuprite)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Vesicular Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (commonly Zeolites, Calcite, or Quartz)
Schist
Schist (Crystalline metamorphic rock)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Basalt (River Rock/Cobble)
Basalt (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock)
Olivine in Basalt matrix
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Country Rock contact
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in contact with Metamorphic/Igneous rock
Turquenite (Dyed Howlite)
Dyed Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Druzy on Matrix (with Copper Mineralization)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n H2O)
Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 with diverse mineral inclusions)
Tiger's Eye (Brown/Dark variety)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Zircon
Zircon (ZrSiO4)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Vanadinite
Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)
Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon/sphere)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn with accessory minerals (Pyrite, Calcite)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicate mineral, SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicate mineral, SiO2)
Aragonite
Aragonite (Carbonate mineral), CaCO3
Pearl
Organic Mineral (CaCO3 with conchiolin)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Chert (Silicate mineral, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (variable mineral composition)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 principal mineral)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silica mineral, SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (various mineral compositions)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)