Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mixed (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, and minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite or Pegmatite with Quartz and Feldspar
Granitoid
Red garnet-bearing metamorphic rock
Almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂), likely in mica schist or quartz-rich matrix
Magnetite
Fe3O4 (Iron(II,III) oxide)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered granitic rock fragment
Likely granite or granodiorite, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Pyrite-bearing sulfide ore (likely pyrite with iron oxides)
Pyrite, FeS₂, possibly mixed with limonite/goethite and other sulfides
Fossil Assortment and Geological Specimens
Various (including Ammonoidea)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite)
Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone
Crushed granite aggregate
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and minor mica/amphibole
Mixed small pebbles and mineral grains
Unidentified detrital sediment; likely quartz-, feldspar-, and lithic fragments
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Synthetic cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); identity is visual and not definitive
Magnetite / Ironstone
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Tumbled White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz with inclusions
SiO2
Quartz (White/Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Quartz (Milk Quartz / Massive Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz vein material
Mostly quartz (SiO₂); exact rock type cannot be determined from the image alone
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed Gravel and Pebbles
Polylithic Alluvial Aggregate
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (Cobble)
Gneiss