Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or quartzite
Indeterminate quartz–feldspar aggregate; likely weathered granite (quartz, feldspar, minor iron oxides)
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Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or quartzite
Indeterminate quartz–feldspar aggregate; likely weathered granite (quartz, feldspar, minor iron oxides)
Pyrite on Quartz matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Quartz with Rutile)
Faceted brown gemstone ring, likely smoky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂); identification from the image is uncertain
Quartz Vein in Schist / Gneiss
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Matrix
Quartz geode (likely amethyst-bearing geode)
Microcrystalline quartz and drusy quartz; SiO₂, with possible iron-stained or amethyst quartz
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz Mushroom)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly a massive quartz aggregate
Quartzite
Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)
Gold-bearing quartz vein fragment (probable placer gold specimen)
Quartz (SiO₂) with probable native gold (Au) and iron-oxide staining
Weathered, iron-stained quartz-rich rock
Likely quartzite or massive quartz (SiO₂), possibly with limonite/goethite staining
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace elements of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock (probable gneiss or quartzite)
Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly micaceous quartzite
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly iron-stained quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a quartzite or quartz-vein matrix with iron oxides
Quartz-bearing granite or granitic pegmatite
Crystalline quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and dark mica/amphibole; likely weathered granite
Hematoid Quartz (Fire Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Quartzite or Quartz Vein Material
SiO2
Quartzite / Quartz Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich mica schist (probable)
Mica–quartz schist; mainly quartz (SiO₂) with muscovite/biotite mica and possibly feldspar
Quartz–feldspar pegmatite with pink tourmaline
Granitic pegmatite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), microcline/orthoclase (KAlSi₃O₈), albite (NaAlSi₃O₈), and likely elbaite tourmaline (Na(Li,Al)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Rutilated Quartz (or Tourmalinated Quartz if inclusions are Tourmaline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) or Tourmaline inclusions
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-veined Sandstone
Sedimentary rock with quartz vein (SiO2)
Quartz-rich pebble (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly a weathered quartzite fragment
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Likely Slate or Shale)
Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic host rock
Ruby Fuchsite / Ruby in Fuchsite
Ruby (Al2O3 variety corundum) and Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 - a chromium-rich variety of muscovite mica) in Quartz matrix
Gold Ore in Quartz
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2) matrix
Auriferous Quartz (Gold-bearing Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Elemental Gold (Au)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Milky Quartz (Micro-specimen)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky quartz (likely citrine-colored quartz) ring
Quartz, SiO₂; precise variety cannot be confirmed from the photograph
Rose quartz (tumbled)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), pink variety
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)