Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Category
Browse mixed: igneous and sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Moonstone (specifically White Moonstone/Adularia)
Potassium aluminum silicate ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene (formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8) with Albite
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Quartz (Yellow/Citrine variety)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite / KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Quartz Crystal (specifically Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Unakite Epidosite (Granite with epidote and orthoclase)
Tourmaline (likely Schorl)
Tourmaline Group Mineral (e.g., Schorl for black varieties); (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Fe,Mn,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Quartz (SiO2) in Mafic or Sedimentary Matrix
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Gneiss
High-grade foliated metamorphic rock
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Chalcedony / SiO2)
Green Chalcedony (likely Green Agate or Chrysoprase)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-bearing Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone (Concretionary or Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Weathered Cobble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Rhyolite (Silicon Dioxide with impurities), SiO2
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Plagioclase Feldspar)