Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse mineral (variant of quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode (Water-worn)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Hematite/Goethite)
Quartzite (Iron-stained)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz with Hematite Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)
Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Chalcedony/Citrine Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Beach Pebble)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2 with traces of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Mica inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite inclusions
Beach Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silica - SiO2)
Given the appearance, it's likely a fragment of an igneous or metamorphic rock composed of multiple minerals. Without specific diagnostic features, it's difficult to give a common name other than 'crystalline rock fragment'. If pressed to guess based on the granular, somewhat light and dark speckled appearance, it could be a fragment of granite or a related intrusive igneous rock.
As a rock fragment, it does not have a single scientific mineral name; rather, it's a piece of a rock which is a combination of minerals. If it were granite, its main mineral composition would be quartz (SiO2), feldspar (e.g., KAlSi3O8 - orthoclase, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 - plagioclase), and mica (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - muscovite or K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 - biotite), among others.
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granodiorite (or Granite) Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Pebble
Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)
Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic matter)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Quartzite with Iron Hydroxide Staining
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite staining
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Quartzite with Quartz Vein
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Arenite (SiO2)
Quartz with Tourmaline Inclusions (Tourmalinated Quartz)
SiO2 with complex borosilicate inclusions
Green Aventurine in Host Rock
SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)