Quartz-veined Greywacke
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Sandstone
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz-veined Greywacke
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Sandstone
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly weathered granite or pegmatite
Quartz–feldspar rock with iron-oxide alteration; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Wishing Stone (Quartz-veined Metamorphic/Sedimentary Rock)
Quartz Vein in Greywacke/Slate (SiO2 in host rock)
Puddingstone
Conglomerate
Banded quartz-rich rock (possibly pegmatite)
Likely quartz–feldspar pegmatite; identification is tentative from the photo
Unidentified translucent mineral fragment, possibly quartz
Likely quartz (SiO₂), though the photograph is insufficient for confident identification
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with feldspar or mica inclusions
Quartz-rich vein rock, possibly gold-bearing quartz
Massive quartz (SiO₂), with probable iron-oxide and sulfide staining; exact identification requires testing
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone
River Rock / Stream Pebble
Fluvial Clast / Rounded Sedimentary Particle
Quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite or quartz vein fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar/mica
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone
Quartz Geode (likely within Limestone or Dolomite matrix)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Likely gold-bearing quartz vein rock
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with native gold and iron sulfides/oxides
Likely quartz-rich rock fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained quartz or quartzite
Jasper Conglomerate
Polymictic Conglomerate with Jasper and Quartz
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hag Stone
Perforated Quartz Pebble / Sedimentary Rock
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaCo3)
Likely quartz-rich stone, possibly milky quartz or chalcedony
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly microcrystalline chalcedony
Quartz with Host Rock
SiO2 (Quartz) with fine-grained Matrix
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz with iron-oxide staining
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or a quartz vein fragment
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂); possibly quartzite, a recrystallized quartz sandstone
Conglomeratic Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Metamorphic Gneiss with Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar Injection
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly a quartzite fragment
Chalcedony breccia (possibly agate with drusy quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with crystalline quartz and dark matrix/inclusions
Milky quartz (rough quartz specimen)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly in a quartzite or hydrothermal vein matrix
Sandstone with Quartz Vein
Arenite with SiO2 intrusion
Quartz-rich vein rock, possibly milky quartz in altered host rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with weathered silicate minerals and iron/manganese staining
Quartzite (possibly iron-stained brecciated quartzite)
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock; chiefly SiO₂ with iron-oxide staining and minor accessory minerals
Likely quartz-rich stone or pale feldspar fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) or feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈–NaAlSi₃O₈)
Iron-rich breccia
Hematite–goethite-rich ferruginous breccia, likely a lateritic ironstone
Quartz-rich rock fragment
Milky quartz, primarily silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or a feldspar-bearing vein rock
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly brecciated jasper or chalcedony
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide minerals, likely limonite/goethite; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly weathered granite or quartzite
Indeterminate quartz–feldspar aggregate with iron-oxide staining; likely granitic or hydrothermal material
Red jasper or hematite-rich rock
Red jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with hematite (Fe₂O₃)
Conglomerate (Greenstone/Pebble Conglomerate)
Polymictic Conglomerate
Copper-bearing basalt or volcaniclastic rock
Cuprite–malachite-bearing mafic volcanic rock; likely basalt with copper sulfides/oxides
Sandstone and Conglomerate pebbles
Sedimentary clastic rock
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz/quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂); possibly quartzite if metamorphosed sandstone