Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (cryptocrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Geode (unopened)
Calcedony-lined Geode (SiO2)
Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2 and Feldspar)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper (with Quartz Veins)
Jasper (var. chert, SiO₂)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Siltstone with Quartz Vein
Siltstone (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz vein fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite)
Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly Quartz with Hematite cementation)
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmation Jasper)
Aplite with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale with Iron Oxide Staining
Fissile Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Sandstone with Magnetite and Iron Staining
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (contains Fe3O4 and Limonite/Hematite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically an Iron-Concretion)
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) cementation
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz and/or feldspar)
Geode with Quartz/Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) with nickel inclusions; SiO2
Jasper (Red Jasper with Quartz veins)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Beach Pebble
Clastic Sandstone (SiO2 - Quartz-dominant)
Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock
Quartz Vein in Phyllite or Schist (SiO2 in Silicate Matrix)
Quartz Druzy (on Calcedony/Quartz base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Polymictic Conglomerate)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer) / Perthitic Igneous Rock
Sandstone (with vugs or solution cavities)
Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar with CaCO3 or SiO2 cement)