Likely quartz-rich metamorphic rock (quartzite or milky quartz)
Quartzite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), possibly with feldspar and iron-oxide staining
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Likely quartz-rich metamorphic rock (quartzite or milky quartz)
Quartzite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), possibly with feldspar and iron-oxide staining
Quartz-veined Sandstone
Quartzite-veined Arenite / SiO2 and quartz sand
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz–mica metamorphic rock, likely schist
Quartz–muscovite/biotite schist; predominantly SiO₂ quartz with phyllosilicate micas
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (with Quartz Vein)
Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, predominantly Microcrystalline Quartz SiO2)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Puddingstone
Conglomerate
Hag Stone
Perforated Quartz Pebble / Sedimentary Rock
Yellow Quartz (Citrine / Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Breccia
Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline SiO2)
Chert in Limestone (or Flint Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock
Quartz-veined Schist or Gneiss
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Puddingstone
Conglomerate
Milky quartz (likely vein quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Red Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Jasper Conglomerate
Polymictic Conglomerate (Quartz and Jasper clasts in a quartz-rich matrix)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hematite and other mineral impurities
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartz-bearing granite
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially with feldspar and iron-oxide staining
Pink Quartz / Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polygenetic Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with mixed clasts)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (likely Sandstone or Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary Matrix
Jasper Conglomerate (specifically Puddingstone)
Jasper Conglomerate (Siliceous sedimentary rock)
Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock
Quartzite or Schist host with Quartz (SiO2) intrusion
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz cluster, possibly druzy quartz on matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), likely microcrystalline to coarse crystalline; associated matrix uncertain
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Gneiss containing Quartz (SiO2) filler
Conglomerate
Conglomerate rock
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist with Quartz Vein
Mica Schist with Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble / River Silt Grain
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Grey River Pebble (Greywacke / Basalt)
Stream-rounded silicate rock pebble
Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Quartz Vein/Inclusion)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Brecciated Jasper
Sedimentary Chalcedony (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Jasper and Quartz Breccia
Silicified Breccia / Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron Oxide
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)