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Mineral (Processed Alloy)

Browse mineral (processed alloy) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

sedimentary
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz Geode (Crystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Crystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — Mineral (variety of Quartz)

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Mineral (variety of Quartz)
Rounded quartz-rich pebble (Likely milky quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or a quartz-rich river pebble) — mineral

Rounded quartz-rich pebble

Likely milky quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or a quartz-rich river pebble

mineral
Quartz pebble (Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz pebble

Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Dyed Agate Geode (Pink/Magenta) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony/Quartz) — mineral

Dyed Agate Geode (Pink/Magenta)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony/Quartz

mineral
Clear Quartz (Double Terminated) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Double Terminated)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Garnet-Bearing Schist (Almandine Garnet Micaceous Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet-Bearing Schist

Almandine Garnet Micaceous Schist

metamorphic
Quartz Mica Schist (Mica-Quartz Schist (Chemical: SiO2 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Quartz Mica Schist

Mica-Quartz Schist (Chemical: SiO2 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

metamorphic
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

sedimentary
Granitic Pegmatite (Granite Pegmatite (principally KAlSi3O8, SiO2, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite

Granite Pegmatite (principally KAlSi3O8, SiO2, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

igneous
Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Chert (Nodule) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

sedimentary
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper if reddish) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper if reddish)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Petrified Wood (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

fossil
Greywacke with Quartz Veins (Lithic Sandstone (Greywacke) with SiO2 inclusions) — sedimentary

Greywacke with Quartz Veins

Lithic Sandstone (Greywacke) with SiO2 inclusions

sedimentary
Porphyritic Andesite (Porphyritic Andesite (Intermediate Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Porphyritic Andesite

Porphyritic Andesite (Intermediate Volcanic Rock)

igneous
Biotite Schist (Biotite Schist) — Metamorphic

Biotite Schist

Biotite Schist

Metamorphic
Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz Pebbles (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebbles

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz Crystal Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz with Host Rock Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with Host Rock Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Veined Pebble (Septarian or Quartz-Veined Chert/Basalt) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) veins in matrix) — sedimentary

Veined Pebble (Septarian or Quartz-Veined Chert/Basalt)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) veins in matrix

sedimentary
Quartz Grain / Sandstone Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Grain / Sandstone Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Black Marble with Quartz Veining (Metamorphosed Limestone (Recrystallized CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Black Marble with Quartz Veining

Metamorphosed Limestone (Recrystallized CaCO3)

metamorphic
Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Vein (Amygdaloidal Basalt with Plutonic intrusion (SiO2/KAlSi3O8)) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Vein

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Plutonic intrusion (SiO2/KAlSi3O8)

igneous
Quartzite River Rock (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

metamorphic
Porphyritic Basalt (Porphyritic Basalt (with Plagioclase phenocrysts)) — igneous

Porphyritic Basalt

Porphyritic Basalt (with Plagioclase phenocrysts)

igneous
Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

igneous
Red Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Red Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

igneous
Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

metamorphic
Chert (Chert / Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert / Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Basalt with Quartz Veins (Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene) with SiO2 inclusions) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz Veins

Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene) with SiO2 inclusions

igneous