Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (primary) with artificial modification specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Copper Ore with Chrysocolla and Azurite
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) / Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite)
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Milky Quartz/Clear Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concretion or Geode (unbroken)
Varied (depending on mineral composition and cementing agent). For quartz-lined geodes, the scientific name of the dominant mineral would be Quartz (SiO2). For calcite-lined geodes, Calcite (CaCO3). Concretions are often composed of cryptocrystalline quartz (chert), calcite, or iron oxides.
Amber
Succinite (organic mineraloid); Chemical formula: C10H16O
Quartz (in a rock matrix)
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Calcite
Calcite (Mineral; CaCO₃)
Native Gold in Quartz
Native Gold (Au)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Quartz (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
Quartz Vein in Rhyolite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in extrusive igneous rock
Basalt
Basalt
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Water-Worn Pebble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Lepidolite on Pegmatite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) in Granitic Pegmatite
Quartz (worked as a tool or artifact)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Granitic Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic composition: KAlSi3O8, SiO2)
Rough Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Jadeite Jade
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite
Basalt
Basalt (composition predominately plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Lavender Jade (Jadeite)
Jadeite - Sodium Aluminum Silicate (NaAlSi2O6)
Diamond (as set in a gold ring)
Carbon (C)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)