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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

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

Banded Agate (Banded Chert / Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amazonite (K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Feldspar (Microcline variant)) — mineral

Amazonite

K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Feldspar (Microcline variant)

Yellow Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chalcedony (including Carnelian and Agate variants) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (including Carnelian and Agate variants)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (variant Flint/Novaculite)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Limestone/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (variant Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Labradorite ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite

(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8

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

Yellow Jasper (Chert variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (Alpha-Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (Alpha-Quartz, SiO2)

Riverstone Jasper (Chert variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Riverstone Jasper (Chert variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Obsidian (Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)

Sandstone (Red Arkose) (Sandstone (Arkose variant, primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red Arkose)

Sandstone (Arkose variant, primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2 with impurities)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2 with impurities)

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Greenstone Pebbles (Basalt/Diabase) (Metamorphosed Mafic Rock (Greenstone)) — metamorphic

Greenstone Pebbles (Basalt/Diabase)

Metamorphosed Mafic Rock (Greenstone)

Porphyry (Flower Stone) (Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite) — igneous

Porphyry (Flower Stone)

Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite

Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphic rock predominantly composed of Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic rock predominantly composed of Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4

Granite (Granite (phaneritic intrusive igneous rock consisting of 20-60% quartz, orthoclase/plagioclase feldspar, and mica/amphibole)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (phaneritic intrusive igneous rock consisting of 20-60% quartz, orthoclase/plagioclase feldspar, and mica/amphibole)

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

Satin Spar (Selenite variant)

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)

Golden Sheen Obsidian (Obsidian (volcanic glass) with inclusions of gas bubbles and mineral crystals (e.g., hematite, magnetite) causing the sheen) — igneous

Golden Sheen Obsidian

Obsidian (volcanic glass) with inclusions of gas bubbles and mineral crystals (e.g., hematite, magnetite) causing the sheen

Chert (specifically Yellow or Brown Chert / Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Yellow or Brown Chert / Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely basalt pebble (Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine) — igneous

Likely basalt pebble

Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine

Yellow Chert (Gold-toned Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (Gold-toned Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Rough Blue Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Rough Blue Diamond

Carbon (C)

Basalt (Phaneritic or Diabase) (Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Pyroxene and Plagioclase Feldspar)) — igneous

Basalt (Phaneritic or Diabase)

Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Pyroxene and Plagioclase Feldspar)

Chert (varietal: Flint/River Pebble) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Flint/River Pebble)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)