Apatite
Apatite group mineral (e.g., Fluorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite - Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Category
Browse mineral (variety of quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Apatite
Apatite group mineral (e.g., Fluorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite - Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Red Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron Oxide impurities (Hematite)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Green Apatite on Albite
Fluorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3F] on Albite [Na(AlSi3O8)]
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Pebble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert / Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often commercially sold as Mexican Onyx or Green Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions/staining (Limonite/Hematite)
Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite)
Fibrous Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Quartz (Milky or Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz crystal with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert
Siliceous sedimentary rock (predominantly microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (or Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Chert (often called Flint or River Stone)
Chert (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Banded Rock (likely Quartz-rich)
Uncertain, likely a Metamorphic Rock (e.g., Gneiss or Schist) with prominent Quartz and other minerals
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile inclusions (TiO2)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flinty variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Green variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Jasper (Banded Argillite/Chert mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions