Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary and igneous (mixed) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone (often misnamed Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (with hornblende/arfvedsonite inclusions)
Milky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Dalmatian Stone (A variety of Perthite / Aplite)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline rhyolite
Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (specifically Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Zoisite with Ruby
Anyolite (Calcium aluminum hydroxy silicate with Corundum) Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)
Dalmatian Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Feldsphathic Igneous Rock
Sandstone or Mudstone with Iron Staining
Ferruginous Sandstone/Mudstone
River Stone (Basalt or Siltstone with banding)
Polished Basaltic or Siliciclastic River Cobble
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite and Sunstone
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)Al(Al,Si)Si2O8)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper / Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Rock (Silicon Dioxide with Amphibole inclusions)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline rhyolite with arfvedsonite (formerly incorrectly called Dalmatian Jasper)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Dark Igneous Rock (Likely Basalt or Diabase)
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) or Diabase (intrusive igneous rock - also known as Dolerite), largely composed of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene (augite), and sometimes olivine and amphibole. Exact mineralogy would require thin section analysis.
Dalmatian Stone (commonly Dyed)
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline igneous rock)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (actually a Peralkaline Igneous Rock)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS₂)
Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aphanitic Igneous Rock with Arfvedsonite inclusions)
Quartz Geode (with Calcite influence)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with possible Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Hematite
Hematite, Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Agate
Banded Chalcedony (SiO2)
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS₂)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Rock)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble with Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Garnet (likely Almandine or Rhodolite)
Garnet Group (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 to Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)