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Quartz

Browse quartz specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Quartz Arenite

Milky Quartz

Smoky Quartz

Scepter Quartz

Spirit Quartz

Lemon Quartz

Tangerine Quartz

Tangerine Quartz

Dumortierite Quartz

Dumortierite Quartz

Lithium Quartz

Rose Quartz

Morion Quartz

Cactus Quartz

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Vein Quartz in Basalt or Chert (Silica-veined dark lithic rock (Quartz veins in microcrystalline matrix)) — sedimentary

Vein Quartz in Basalt or Chert

Silica-veined dark lithic rock (Quartz veins in microcrystalline matrix)

Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix (Complex silicate of boron and aluminum (Schorl/Elbaite/Dravite) - Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) — mineral

Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix

Complex silicate of boron and aluminum (Schorl/Elbaite/Dravite) - Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4

Quartz with Chalcopyrite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Quartz with Chalcopyrite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)

Quartz Pebbles (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebbles

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Golden Healer Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite inclusions) — mineral

Golden Healer Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite inclusions

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Polished brown stone, likely smoky quartz or jasper (Tentatively quartz (SiO₂), possibly smoky quartz; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Polished brown stone, likely smoky quartz or jasper

Tentatively quartz (SiO₂), possibly smoky quartz; exact identification requires testing

Orange Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Orange Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Geode / Fossilized Gastropod or Shell Cast (Silicon dioxide (Quartz) replacement / fossil mold) — sedimentary

Geode / Fossilized Gastropod or Shell Cast

Silicon dioxide (Quartz) replacement / fossil mold

Quartz vein in pink granite (Granite intersected by a hydrothermal quartz vein; quartz SiO₂, with feldspar and mica) — igneous

Quartz vein in pink granite

Granite intersected by a hydrothermal quartz vein; quartz SiO₂, with feldspar and mica

Quartz-rich pegmatite (Pegmatitic granite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica/iron-oxide staining) — igneous

Quartz-rich pegmatite

Pegmatitic granite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica/iron-oxide staining

Quartz geode (likely amethyst-bearing) (Silica geode; quartz, SiO₂, with possible amethyst and minor iron oxides) — mineral

Quartz geode (likely amethyst-bearing)

Silica geode; quartz, SiO₂, with possible amethyst and minor iron oxides

Pegmatitic mica-quartz-feldspar specimen (Granitic pegmatite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and muscovite/biotite mica) — igneous

Pegmatitic mica-quartz-feldspar specimen

Granitic pegmatite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and muscovite/biotite mica

Quartzite with Mica Matrix (Metamorphic Quartz-Mica Schist/Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Mica Matrix

Metamorphic Quartz-Mica Schist/Quartzite

Quartz with Schist Inclusion (Quartz (SiO2) with micaceous schist inclusions) — metamorphic

Quartz with Schist Inclusion

Quartz (SiO2) with micaceous schist inclusions

Gold Ore in Quartz (Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 with Au inclusions)) — mineral

Gold Ore in Quartz

Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 with Au inclusions)

Tourmalinated Quartz (SiO2 with NaFe3+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 inclusions) — Mineral

Tourmalinated Quartz

SiO2 with NaFe3+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 inclusions

Gold in Quartz Ore (Hydrothermal Quartz with native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold in Quartz Ore

Hydrothermal Quartz with native Gold (Au)

Quartz-bearing rock or quartz-rich mineral specimen (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact host rock is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Quartz-bearing rock or quartz-rich mineral specimen

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact host rock is uncertain from the image

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pink Quartz / Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pink Quartz / Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — gemstone

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Native Gold (Gold (Au)) — mineral

Native Gold

Gold (Au)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Polished snowflake obsidian-like stone (likely milky quartz with black tourmaline) (Quartz (SiO₂), probably containing black tourmaline (schorl, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄) inclusions) — mineral

Polished snowflake obsidian-like stone (likely milky quartz with black tourmaline)

Quartz (SiO₂), probably containing black tourmaline (schorl, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄) inclusions

Smoky Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Smoky Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

White Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled quartz pebble (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled quartz pebble

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite with Quartz Veining (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Quartz Veining

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Milky Quartzite) (Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Milky Quartzite)

Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)

Orange Quartzite (Tumble-polished) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Orange Quartzite (Tumble-polished)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz-rich granitic rock, possibly pegmatite (Granite/pegmatitic granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica) — igneous

Quartz-rich granitic rock, possibly pegmatite

Granite/pegmatitic granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Pink quartz bead strand (likely rose quartz or pink dyed quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); probable rose quartz variety, possibly dyed or treated quartz/chalcedony) — mineral

Pink quartz bead strand (likely rose quartz or pink dyed quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); probable rose quartz variety, possibly dyed or treated quartz/chalcedony

Milky quartz fragment (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz fragment

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Quartz Vein in Schist / Gneiss Metamorphic Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in metamorphic schist host rock) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Schist / Gneiss Metamorphic Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in metamorphic schist host rock