Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral with metamorphic or igneous host specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely raw garnet crystal
Garnet-group silicate, probably almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz vein in host rock
Quartz (SiO₂) vein cutting an unidentified, likely metamorphic host rock
Milky quartz (rough quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Igneous/Metamorphic Matrix
Quartz Pebble with Epidote / Chlorite Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote/Chlorite inclusions
Unidentified pink-and-green mineral-bearing rock
Not reliably identifiable from the image; possible pink feldspar with green epidote or another green mineral
Rough Star Sapphire (Corundum)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Wishing Stone (Quartz Vein in Greywacke / Basalt)
Quartz vein in host rock (e.g. Meta-basalt or Greywacke)
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Gold Ore in Matrix
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz/Host Rock
Rough ruby-bearing corundum (identification uncertain)
Corundum (Al₂O₃), possibly ruby; the image alone cannot confirm ruby or distinguish it from other red-purple minerals.
Milky quartz vein fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide staining and minor host rock
Likely quartz-bearing rock or quartz crystal fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly with iron-stained matrix
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock, possibly garnet amphibolite or mica schist
Almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂) in a mafic, amphibole–feldspar-rich matrix
Garnet
Almandine/Pyrope Garnet (Silicate Mineral Group)
Dearest Ring (Gemstones)
Mixed Gemstones: Diamond (C), Emerald (Be3Al2Si6O18), Amethyst (SiO2), Ruby (Al2O3), Sapphire (Al2O3), Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Muscovite mica
Muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
White quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Amethyst (Quartz variety)
Amethyst [Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)]
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich breccia or quartz vein fragment
Silica, primarily quartz (SiO₂), with possible chlorite, feldspar, or iron-oxide inclusions
Tumbled yellow-brown quartz, possibly citrine or iron-stained quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-bearing or included variety
Milky quartz-rich rock
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz with iron-oxide or feldspar impurities
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Hydrated magnesium iron silicate)
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock (probable quartzite)
Quartzite; predominantly crystalline SiO₂, with possible mica and iron-oxide impurities
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Corundum (Sapphire in Matrix)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)
White quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Raw quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky or iron-stained quartz
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely aquamarine-bearing pegmatite or blue apatite
Probable fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH), though visual identification is uncertain
Pink quartz crystal, possibly rose quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely pink quartz/rose quartz
Milky Quartz (or Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)
Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3)