Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary or metamorphic (base substrate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Phyllite
Phyllite (Foliated metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Native Gold (in earring form)
Gold (Au)
Bauxite
Alumina-rich rock (consisting of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)
Limestone Pebble
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite (clastic/metamorphic subtype)
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz / Quartzite Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil / Permineralized Bone
Tyrannosaurus rex fossil (Hydroxylapatite replaced by various minerals)
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Field Stone)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (White Variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Breccia
Clastic Breccia (General mineral composition depends on fragments, often SiO2 or CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite in Matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Optical Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Red Garnet
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)