Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)
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Browse sedimentary (microcrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)
Agate (Sliced Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Limonite and Goethite encrusted Quartz (Iron-stained Gossan)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite) / FeO(OH) (Goethite) on SiO2 (Quartz)
Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Mixed collection of Quartz varieties, Chalcedony, and metamorphic pebbles
Mixed gemstones (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone, Iron-rich
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Hematite/Limonite) inclusions
Quartz (beads)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Yellow Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Copper-bearing Quartz (likely Chrysocolla or Malachite staining)
Cuprite, Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) or Malachite staining on Quartz/Host Rock
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Green Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with chromium-rich muscovite/fuchsite inclusions)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (mainly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Dream Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities and gamma radiation exposure
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz (Microcrystalline/Macro crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Blue-dyed Quartz Druzy
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite with Feldspar
Quartzite (mainly SiO2) with inclusions of Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Quartzite (likely Purple/Red variety)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Quartz Vein in Gneiss or Basalt
Milky Quartz (SiO2) within Metamorphic Host Rock
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)