Quartz (Milky or Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary or metamorphic (base substrate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Milky or Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz (Common or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Clear Quartz Fragment
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Schist (X3Al2(SiO4)3)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greenstone)
Glauconitic Siliciclastic Sandstone (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Chert (Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Chert-Jasper mix)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodular Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Coquina
Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist (Kyanite Schist)
Kyanite-Mica Schist (primarily Al2SiO5, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, and SiO2)
Marble
Recrystallized Limestone (CaCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Pink Garnet (likely Almandine or Rhodolite)
Garnet Group (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 to Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jade (likely Jadeite)
Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)
Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous or Crinoidal Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Calcite Rock