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Mineral (Variant Of Quartz)

Browse mineral (variant of quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Lithium Quartz

Dumortierite Quartz

Dumortierite Quartz

Garden Quartz

Blue Quartz

Phantom Quartz

Super Seven

Aventurine

Prase

Shattuckite

Snow Quartz

Rose Quartz

Flower Jasper

Amethyst (Ametrine or Bicolor Quartz variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Ametrine or Bicolor Quartz variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Quartz (Clear Quartz and Rose Quartz variants) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Clear Quartz and Rose Quartz variants)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Yellow Jasper Variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint (Yellow Jasper Variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)

Potassium Feldspar (K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Potassium Feldspar

K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Sandstone (likely Siltstone variety) (Arenite / Siltstone (primary mineral SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Siltstone variety)

Arenite / Siltstone (primary mineral SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead or Projectile Point) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead or Projectile Point)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variant of Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert (variant of Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar)

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Quartz (specifically Milky or Rose Quartz variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (specifically Milky or Rose Quartz variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Opalite (Synthetic glass / Opalized glass) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic glass / Opalized glass

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

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coarse-grained granite (Granite, typically quartz–alkali feldspar–plagioclase–mica aggregate) — igneous

Coarse-grained granite

Granite, typically quartz–alkali feldspar–plagioclase–mica aggregate

Green Banded Chert (Agate/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of Chlorite or Glauconite) — sedimentary

Green Banded Chert (Agate/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of Chlorite or Glauconite

Chert (and Flint variant) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint variant)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and Flint variant) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Brown Variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Brown Variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble (Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2 and Feldspar)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2 and Feldspar)

Chert (Common Opal or Flint variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal or Flint variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (Orthoclase (KAlSi₃O₈)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi₃O₈)

Raw Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby variant) (Aluminum oxide (Al2O3)) — mineral

Raw Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby variant)

Aluminum oxide (Al2O3)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Heliodor variant) (Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Heliodor variant)

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Argetine Blue Agate (Chalcendony variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Argetine Blue Agate (Chalcendony variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Ocean Jasper

Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Green Slate or Metamorphic Rock with Moss/Lichen (Metamorphic rock / Phyllite or Slate variant) — metamorphic

Green Slate or Metamorphic Rock with Moss/Lichen

Metamorphic rock / Phyllite or Slate variant

Rough Quartz (likely Rose or Smoky variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rough Quartz (likely Rose or Smoky variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (including Pegmatite variants) (Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Biotite/Muscovite mica)) — Igneous

Granite (including Pegmatite variants)

Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Biotite/Muscovite mica)

Snowflake Obsidian (Flower Jasper variant) (Vitreous volcanic silicate with cristobalite inclusions) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian (Flower Jasper variant)

Vitreous volcanic silicate with cristobalite inclusions

Green Quartz (including Prase or Aventurine variants) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (likely Actinolite or Chlorite)) — mineral

Green Quartz (including Prase or Aventurine variants)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (likely Actinolite or Chlorite)

Chert (and Flint variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Onyx (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variant) — mineral

Black Onyx

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variant

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (and Jasper/Flint variant) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Hawk's Eye / Pietersite (Tiger's Eye variant) (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Hawk's Eye / Pietersite (Tiger's Eye variant)

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Carnelian (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Chalcedony variant)) — mineral

Carnelian

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Chalcedony variant)

Quartzite (Milky or Cloudy Quartz variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Milky or Cloudy Quartz variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)