Milky Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral like byproduct (often mistaken for igneous rock or meteorite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Milky Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyritic Andesite
Porphyritic Andesite (Intermediate Volcanic Rock)
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Puddingstone)
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Perthitic feldspar with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Red Scoria (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Arfvedsonite with Garnet
Na3(Fe2+,Mg)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (with inclusions of Magnetite or Hematite)
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Black Tourmaline in Quartz
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz on Greenstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Altered Igneous Geologic Unit
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals from the serpentine group Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 with diverse mineral inclusions)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (Green Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Larimar
Pectolite [NaCa2Si3O8(OH)] with copper substitution
Red Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Lava Rock (Scoria)
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Granite
Granite (Alkali-feldspar, Quartz, and Plagioclase composition)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Red Garnet
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
White Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Basalt with Scoria/Vesicular texture
Vesicular Basalt (primarily Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Banded Rock (likely Quartz-rich)
Uncertain, likely a Metamorphic Rock (e.g., Gneiss or Schist) with prominent Quartz and other minerals
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a secondary sedimentary structure
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe oxides)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Glacial Cobble)
Arenite / Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Granite (specifically Red Granite)
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High in Alkali Feldspar and Quartz)