Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
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Browse quartz specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Graphite-bearing quartz-mica schist
Graphite-rich quartz–mica schist; primarily quartz (SiO₂), muscovite/biotite, and graphite (C)
Quartz Vein in Schist
Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic Schist
Banded Rock (likely Quartz-rich)
Uncertain, likely a Metamorphic Rock (e.g., Gneiss or Schist) with prominent Quartz and other minerals
Polished agate pebble
Banded chalcedony, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled chalcedony or quartz fragment
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (probable chalcedony)
Quartz-rich stone, possibly aventurine quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive or microcrystalline; exact identification requires testing
Serpentine Schist with Quartz Vein
Serpentine Schist (a type of Metamorphic rock). The white band is likely Quartz (SiO2).
Likely milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartzite
Quartzite
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions
Yellow Quartz (Citrine / Golden Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely polished/tumbled quartz-rich specimen
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly an agate or chalcedony variety
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly massive vein quartz
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Gold-bearing quartz (probable sulfide-bearing quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂, with possible pyrite or mica inclusions
Tumbled blue gemstone, likely blue quartz or dyed chalcedony
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony; exact identification requires testing
Polished brown stone, likely smoky quartz or jasper
Tentatively quartz (SiO₂), possibly smoky quartz; exact identification requires testing
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with trace inclusions of dumortierite
Mixed small mineral specimens
Likely quartz varieties with possible rose quartz and iron-stained quartz; exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, possibly druzy quartz or chalcedony
Quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Tumbled green aventurine
Quartz (SiO₂) containing green fuchsite mica inclusions; a variety of quartzite
Quartzite with Quartz Veining
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), commonly called milky quartz
Milky quartz pendant
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz-rich translucent stone, possibly quartzite or milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite if the specimen is metamorphic
Quartzite (or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz geode
Microcrystalline quartz and drusy quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide staining
Tumbled amber-brown quartz (probable smoky quartz or carnelian)
Quartz, SiO₂; color may reflect iron impurities or irradiation
Tumbled cream-colored stone, likely quartz or chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline to coarse-grained quartz aggregate
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite or altered sandstone
Quartzite (mostly microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Faceted colorless quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz / Rose Quartz fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milk Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (Milky Quartz / Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)