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Quartz

Browse quartz specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Beach Pebble) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Beach Pebble)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Yellow Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Green Quartzite (Metamorphic rock primarily composed of Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions like fuchsite or chlorite) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite

Metamorphic rock primarily composed of Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions like fuchsite or chlorite

Druzy Quartz Geode (likely Smokey Quartz variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - specifically a geode formation lined with druzy quartz crystals, with a likely brownish hue indicating smokey quartz.) — Mineral structure/Rock

Druzy Quartz Geode (likely Smokey Quartz variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - specifically a geode formation lined with druzy quartz crystals, with a likely brownish hue indicating smokey quartz.

Mineral structure/Rock

Granodiorite (Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Quartz with Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions

Ferruginous Quartzite (Red Sandstone/Quartzite) (Quartzite with Iron inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — metamorphic

Ferruginous Quartzite (Red Sandstone/Quartzite)

Quartzite with Iron inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Clear Quartz Crystal (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz Crystal

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Geode with Quartz Druzy (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with macrocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert Geode with Quartz Druzy

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with macrocrystalline Quartz

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily composed of SiO

O₂)) — Sedimentary Rock

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily composed of SiO O₂)

Sedimentary Rock

Strawberry Quartz (Lepidocrosite/Hematite-Included Quartz) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Lepidocrosite or Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3 · nH2O)) — mineral

Strawberry Quartz (Lepidocrosite/Hematite-Included Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Lepidocrosite or Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3 · nH2O)

Milky Quartz (Common Quartz) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (Common Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz Crystal Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (Chevron or Banded) (Silicon Dioxide with impurities (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst (Chevron or Banded)

Silicon Dioxide with impurities (SiO2)

Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Greisen (Greisen) — Metamorphic

Greisen

Greisen

Amethyst (Chevron or Banded variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Chevron or Banded variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Granite with Biotite and Quartz (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of SiO2, KAlSi3O8, and K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)) — igneous

Granite with Biotite and Quartz

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of SiO2, KAlSi3O8, and K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)

Rose Quartz with Schist Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mica-Schist) — mineral

Rose Quartz with Schist Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mica-Schist

Quartzite (River Cobble) (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Cobble)

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Aqua Aura Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)) — mineral (treated)

Aqua Aura Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)

mineral (treated)

Pegmatite (Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic Pegmatite)) — igneous

Pegmatite

Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic Pegmatite)

Quartz (possibly milky quartz or quartz with inclusions) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz (possibly milky quartz or quartz with inclusions)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Iron-stained or Ferruginous) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained or Ferruginous)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Milky Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Common) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)