Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse quartz specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milk Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Likely tumbled amber or honey-colored quartz
Uncertain; possible amber (fossilized resin) or citrine quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz-veined metamorphic rock, likely schist or phyllite
Quartz-bearing mica schist/phyllite; exact identification requires closer examination
Quartz-rich granitic pegmatite
Quartz–feldspar pegmatite, with probable mica and iron-oxide staining
Biotite granite (possibly pegmatitic granite)
Granite: quartz (SiO₂), feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈–NaAlSi₃O₈), and biotite mica
Pink granite
Granite, predominantly quartz–feldspar–mica
Quartz-bearing feldspar pegmatite (likely with mica/tourmaline)
Granitic pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar, with dark mica or tourmaline
Quartz with Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mica group inclusions
Quartz with Tourmaline
Silicon Dioxide with complex boro-silicate (Quartz: SiO2)
Quartz Veined Quartzite or Sandstone
Quartzite with Quartz Veins (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar and Quartz
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar) and SiO2 (Quartz)
Tumbled yellow chalcedony (probable)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained jasper
Tumbled white quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Druzy Quartz on Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veins in metamorphic/igneous host rock
Geode (Quartz / Chalcedony Geode)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartz / Chalcedony
Quartz-rich granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica, possibly weakly metamorphosed
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2]
Quartz in Basalt (Xenocryst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Worn quartz-rich pebble
Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly a weathered chert or milky quartz fragment
Small tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite (metamorphic rock)
Clear faceted gemstone, likely quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); visual identification is uncertain because the stone is heavily faceted and photographed with flash
Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (mainly SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Blue quartz (likely tumbled dyed or coated quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz-rich pegmatite fragment
Granite-family pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and black mica (biotite)
Red Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, possibly chalcedony or light sandstone
Quartz (SiO₂) if crystalline; possibly microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony) or quartz sandstone
Pink quartz (likely rose quartz)
Rose quartz; quartz, SiO₂