Quartz Mineral Specimens
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Browse not a geological specimen specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz Mineral Specimens
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Bumblebee Jasper
Calcite with Arsenic and Manganese oxides (technically a volcanic rock)
Asphalt
Asphalt concrete (engineered material, not a naturally occurring rock/mineral in this form)
Belemite Rostrum
Belemnoidea (Order)
Sandstone or Limestone
Sedimentary Rock
Kunzite
Spodumene (LiAlSi2O6), variety Kunzite
Almandine Garnet in Schist
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Mica Schist
Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert with Desert Varnish
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide coating
Chert (potentially Jasper or Agatized Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Agate (Carnelian type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Green Jasper / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Prehnite
Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Amazonite
Microcline (K(AlSi3O8))
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Desert Rose or Botryoidal Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate or Manganese Nodule in Chert/Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions
Peridot
Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities
Sunstone
(Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2)O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Green Opal
Opal (Hydrated silica, SiO2·nH2O)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 rich)
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Macro-crystalline Quartz/Chert with impurities
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Rutile)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brown Quartz (Jasper or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Marble
Calcite-rich Metasomatized Carbonate (CaCO3)