Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Category
Browse mineral with metamorphic or igneous host specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Raw Chunk)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Given the appearance, it's likely a fragment of an igneous or metamorphic rock composed of multiple minerals. Without specific diagnostic features, it's difficult to give a common name other than 'crystalline rock fragment'. If pressed to guess based on the granular, somewhat light and dark speckled appearance, it could be a fragment of granite or a related intrusive igneous rock.
As a rock fragment, it does not have a single scientific mineral name; rather, it's a piece of a rock which is a combination of minerals. If it were granite, its main mineral composition would be quartz (SiO2), feldspar (e.g., KAlSi3O8 - orthoclase, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 - plagioclase), and mica (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - muscovite or K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 - biotite), among others.
Quartz (Milky or Citrine-tinted)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss with Quartz/Feldspar Vein
Quartz-Feldspathic Gneiss
River Stone (Granitic Gneiss)
Foliated Granitic Gneiss
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Chlorite Included Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite (Mg,Fe,Li)6AlSi3O10(OH)8
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rainbow Moonstone with Black Tourmaline
White Labradorite with Schorl (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Grain/Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Copper-bearing Quartz (with Malachite and Iron Oxides)
Quartz (SiO2) with Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2) and Hematite/Limonite (Fe2O3)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rainbow Hematite Ring
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite on Quartz
Biotite Mica (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)