Chert (or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Browse mineral (variety of quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert Pebble
Chert (composed primarily of Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Oxide
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 inclusions
Banded Agate (specifically sardonyx or carnelian agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Banded Agate (specifically Black Sardonyx/Onyx variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Rough Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Rough Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Ruby (set in a gold pendant)
Ruby (Variety of Corundum, Al2O3)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz in Matrix (Pegmatite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar and Biotite mica
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Coffee Bean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Orange Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz vein fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper (with Quartz veining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Oxide
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite staining
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (likely Sandstone or Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary Matrix
Pink Quartzite (Water-worn)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Selenite (Satin Spar)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Potassium Feldspar and Quartz
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar) and SiO2 (Quartz)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolitic Matrix
Blue Sapphire and Diamond (Set in Metal)
Corundum (Al2O3) and Diamond (C)
Jasper (Yellow/Brown variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz - SiO2)
Jasper Pebble
Tumbled Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartzite (Red Chert/Jasper-like)
Metamorphosed Quartzite with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Specular Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Chert (Brown Variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flinty variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)