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Mineral (Variant Of Quartz)

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

Purple Banded Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Purple Banded Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Black Chert (Chert (microcrystalline quartz)) — Mineral

Black Chert

Chert (microcrystalline quartz)

Grey Chalcedony (Tumbled Moon) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Grey Chalcedony (Tumbled Moon)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Agate (Grey Agate Slice) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Grey Agate Slice)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Smoky Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony Geode Fragment (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony Geode Fragment

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal) (Vesicular Basalt (Fe-Mg rich extrusive volcanic rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)

Vesicular Basalt (Fe-Mg rich extrusive volcanic rock)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal (specifically a Double-Terminated variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Low Quartz) — mineral

Quartz Crystal (specifically a Double-Terminated variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Low Quartz

Red Sandstone (Arenite with Hematite (Fe2O3) cement) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite with Hematite (Fe2O3) cement

Amethyst (Polished Cabochon) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Polished Cabochon)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Amethyst (Pale/Light Variety) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron impurities - SiO2) — mineral

Amethyst (Pale/Light Variety)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron impurities - SiO2

Granite (Granite (Alkali feldspar, Plagioclase feldspar, and Quartz)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Alkali feldspar, Plagioclase feldspar, and Quartz)

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar (K,Na)AlSi3O8, and Plagioclase Feldspar)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar (K,Na)AlSi3O8, and Plagioclase Feldspar)

Granite (Granitoid) — igneous

Granite

Granitoid

Granitoid (Granite/Granodiorite) (Plutonic igneous rock (variable composition, primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Granitoid (Granite/Granodiorite)

Plutonic igneous rock (variable composition, primarily SiO2)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock including secondary mineral infills)) — Igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock including secondary mineral infills)

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

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Basalt (River Rock/Cobble) (Basalt (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock)) — Igneous

Basalt (River Rock/Cobble)

Basalt (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock)

Ametrine (SiO2 (silicon dioxide)) — Mineral

Ametrine

SiO2 (silicon dioxide)

Amethyst (Amethyst (SiO2 with Iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (SiO2 with Iron impurities)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Gold-Yellow variety) (Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Gold-Yellow variety)

Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Fossiliferous Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule (Fossiliferous Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agate/Quartz pebble) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate/Quartz pebble)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Diamond (Native Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Native Carbon (C)

Quartz (Milky/Yellowish) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Yellowish)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) within a Chalcedony and Limonite shell) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) within a Chalcedony and Limonite shell

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mica Schist (Muscovite/Biotite Schist) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Muscovite/Biotite Schist

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)) — igneous

Granite

Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)

Granite (Phaneritic plutonic rock (composed mainly of SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, and Na2O)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic plutonic rock (composed mainly of SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, and Na2O)

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Onyx (Chalcedony (SiO2) with parallel banding) — mineral

Onyx

Chalcedony (SiO2) with parallel banding