Quartz (Milky/Smoky Crystal fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary or igneous (host environment) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Milky/Smoky Crystal fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (specifically Milky/White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Rose variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Muddy/Silty Variety)
Arenite with high silt/clay content (clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz / Limestone Gravel
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) and CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
Sandstone (specifically Cross-bedded Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Arfvedsonite in Quartz
Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2] often hosted in Quartz or Feldspar
Quartz vein in metamorphic rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Slate with Red Sandstone Landscaping Rock
Foliated Pelitic Metamorphic Rock (Slate) and Ferruginous Sandstone
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate/Desert Rose Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (Smooth River Pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Granite (weathered pebble)
Granite (plutonic igneous rock)
Turquoise
Hydrate phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Native Copper within Host Rock
Native Copper (Cu)
Milk Quartz (River Pebble)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Quartz (SiO₂)
Jasper (specifically Bloodstone or Heliotrope variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz (Milky/Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Arsenopyrite in Quartz Matrix
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS) with Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Chalcedony
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Yellow Jasper (within host rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)
Quartz Vein in Mica Schist
Quartz (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Schist