Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary or igneous associated mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
White Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Granite Gneiss with Garnet
Garnetiferous Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Granite Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss)
Rhodonite beads (possibly dyed or treated, or lower quality Rhodonite)
Manganese inosilicate, (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper mix in host rock)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Druzy Quartz (on Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
River Cobble (Salt and Pepper Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Mixed Gemstone Bracelet
Mixed natural minerals and rocks (e.g., Rhodonite, Malachite, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Quartz/Chalcedony variants)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (actually a Peralkaline Igneous Rock)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (Fe, Ca, Al silicate + KAlSi3O8)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Foliated Gneiss (River-Worn Pebble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, albite, and epidote)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically Biotite Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Silicates)
Dendritic Opal (Common Opal)
Amorphous Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions
Jadeite Jade
Jadeite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate, NaAlSi₂O₆)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz with Rutile Inclusions (SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions)
Gneiss (specifically Pink Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Tektite
Tektite (Amorphous silica rich glass)
Gneiss (Stream-worn Cobble)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Calcite (commonly referred to as Orange Calcite or Honey Calcite given its color)
Calcite