Rock Identifier

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Mineral (Specifically A Cryptocrystalline Variety Of Quartz)

Browse mineral (specifically a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar) (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Smoky Quartz (Smoky Quartz (SiO2: Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (SiO2: Silicon Dioxide)

Chert (with Quartz Veining) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz Veining)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint Nodules) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Botryoidal/Drusy Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Chalcedony (Botryoidal/Drusy Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque Chert/Quartzite variety) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque Chert/Quartzite variety

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz Pebble (Hag Stone / Adder Stone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (Hag Stone / Adder Stone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Variety: Rose Quartz/Smoky Quartz mix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Variety: Rose Quartz/Smoky Quartz mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)) — mineral

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)

Chert (Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Jasper (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Opal/Chalcedony mix) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Opal/Chalcedony mix)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically var. Flint or Jasper-rich Breccia) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically var. Flint or Jasper-rich Breccia)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint type) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint type)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Iron-stained or Jasperoid Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Iron-stained or Jasperoid Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Small fragments) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Small fragments)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine) (Aventurine (a variety of quartz, SiO₂, with common inclusions of fuchsite)) — Mineral/Metamorphic Rock

Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)

Aventurine (a variety of quartz, SiO₂, with common inclusions of fuchsite)

Mineral/Metamorphic Rock

Shiva Lingam (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasproid/Chalcedony mix)) — sedimentary

Shiva Lingam

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasproid/Chalcedony mix)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Honey Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Dendritic Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Dendritic Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Rose Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Rose Quartz

Rose Quartz (SiO₂)

Jasper (brecciated or orbicular variety) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary/mineral

Jasper (brecciated or orbicular variety)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

sedimentary/mineral

Oolitic Chert (Oolitic Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Oolitic Chert

Oolitic Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Black Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Black Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Stone (formerly called Dalmatian Jasper)) — igneous

Dalmatian Stone

Dalmatian Stone (formerly called Dalmatian Jasper)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Satin Spar (Gypsum) (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (Gypsum)

Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Chert (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Ametrine (Ametrine (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with trace amounts of Iron)) — mineral

Ametrine

Ametrine (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with trace amounts of Iron)

Chert with Quartz Veining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Veining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)