Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse quartz specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Synthetic Blue Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Infusion
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions
Mixed Mineral Collection (with Titanium Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coatings and various silicates
Orange Quartz (Ferruginous Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Milky quartz fragments
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz and Limestone Grouping
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Likely polished quartz or glass-like mineral cabochon
Probably quartz (SiO₂), though the image cannot exclude man-made glass
Smoky Quartz and Biotite Schist
Quartz-Biotite Schist (SiO2 + K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Yellow Quartz (Polished)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Milky Quartz with Schist Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mica Schist Matrix
Yellow Quartz (Citrine appearance)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained quartz or quartz-rich rock
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly limonite/goethite-stained quartzite or breccia
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (likely a clear or rock crystal variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolitic Matrix
Quartz-rich granite or granitic pegmatite fragment
Granite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica/iron oxides
Pegmatitic rose quartz with black tourmaline
Quartz (SiO₂) with schorl tourmaline (NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄), likely feldspar and mica
Quartz with Epidote / Chlorite Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Amethyst stalactite slice pendant
Amethyst (紫 quartz), SiO₂, with concentric quartz/chalcedony and likely agate banding
Quartz-veined Metamorphic Pebble
Silicate-rich metamorphic rock with quartz veins (SiO2)
Quartzite with Epidote Vein
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone with Hydrothermal Vein
Gold-bearing Quartz with Iron Oxides
Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite (FeO(OH)) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veining in silicate matrix
Epidote with Quartz
Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) (Epidote) / SiO2 (Quartz)
Milky Quartz in Epidote Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (mainly SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Quartz-rich pegmatite fragment
Granite-family pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and black mica (biotite)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Bull Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz pendant
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)