Quartz Vein Rock
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
igneous
Category
Sedimentary Or Igneous (Host Environment)
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Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)
mineral
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Banded River Rock with Quartz Vein
Siltstone/Greywacke with Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
SiO2 (Quartz) on clastic sedimentary matrix
sedimentary
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Kunzite (variety of Spodumene)
Lithium Aluminum Silicate (LiAlSi2O6)
mineral
Jadeite (Jade)
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
metamorphic
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone
mineral
Quartz in Basalt (Xenocryst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock
Igneous
Red Jasper with Quartz veins
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with macrocrystalline Quartz veins
sedimentary
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
mineral
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
mineral
Quartz Geode in Chert/Limestone Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary Host Rock
sedimentary
Blue Topaz (specifically London Blue or Swiss Blue based on color saturation)
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide)
mineral
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
sedimentary
Turquoise and Hematite
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
mineral
Milky Quartz Vein with Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Jasper with Epidote Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
sedimentary
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
mineral
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Shale
Fissile Clay-dominant Mudrock (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O, CaO, MgO)
sedimentary
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Basalt with Quartz/Quartzite Veins
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock with Siliceous Infillings
igneous
Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Quartz (Translucent/Rose variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Granitic Pegmatite
Granite Pegmatite (coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock)
igneous
River Pebble (Greywacke or Basaltic)
Massive Greywacke or Basaltic Andesite
sedimentary or igneous
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium) CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
mineral
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) intrusion
igneous
Basalt-Amugydule (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicle Infillings
igneous
Massive Quartz with Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) within a sedimentary or volcanic host
mineral
Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite
Porphyritic Basalt/Andesite
Igneous
Quartz (Milky or Common variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Banded Chert (with Quartz Vein)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
sedimentary
Druzy Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Sedimentary Host Rock
mineral
Turquoise
Turquoise, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
mineral
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
sedimentary
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2 with Iron impurities
mineral
Septarian Nodule Segment (Turtle Stone)
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite or Calcite infill)
sedimentary