Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veining in silicate matrix
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veining in silicate matrix
Weathered quartz-rich pebble, possibly milky quartz or chalcedony
Quartz, SiO₂; exact variety uncertain from the image
Grey River Pebble (Greywacke / Basalt)
Stream-rounded silicate rock pebble
Jasper Breccia
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Brecciated Microcrystalline Quartz
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary conglomerate
Likely quartz-bearing rock fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining or other mineral inclusions
Polished brecciated agate/jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony with iron-oxide and possibly jasper inclusions
Quartz-rich rock fragment, possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with minor iron-oxide or feldspar staining
Waterworn Pebble / Quartzite
Metamorphic/Sedimentary rock fragment
Quartz-bearing rock fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and possible host-rock grains
Iron-oxide-stained rock with a pale mineral vein
Likely limonite/goethite-stained quartz-bearing rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Quartz (with inclusions / Sandstone fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble / River Silt Grain
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
Quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Rock composed predominantly of rounded clasts > 2mm)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly chert or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a quartzite/chert matrix
Honey calcite (calcite-rich limestone/marble fragment)
Calcite — CaCO₃; likely coarse crystalline calcitic rock
Jasper and Quartz Breccia
Silicified Breccia / Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron Oxide
Common Gravel / Pebble
Lithified rock fragment / Detrital sediment
Polished orbicular/porphyritic granite or breccia
Likely potassium-feldspar–quartz granite with amphibole/biotite and epidote; exact variety uncertain from the image
Likely weathered quartz-bearing rock
Uncertain; possibly quartz-rich feldspathic material, with iron-oxide staining
Weathered conglomeratic sandstone
Polymictic conglomerate or pebbly sandstone, likely iron-stained
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron/manganese oxide and possibly calcite veins
Weathered jasper-rich breccia
Silicified iron-rich breccia; primarily microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides
Quartz vein in weathered host rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a weathered metamorphic or igneous matrix
Brecciated Jasper
Sedimentary Chalcedony (SiO2)
Mixed polished rock/mineral specimens
Indeterminate from image; likely quartz-bearing material with iron-oxide staining and possibly mica-rich schist
Yellow quartz-bearing rock, possibly sulfur-stained quartz or calcite
Indeterminate; likely quartz (SiO₂) and/or calcite (CaCO₃) with yellow iron/sulfur staining
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone
Milky quartz (possibly quartz-rich vein rock)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz pebble (Quartzite / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert in Limestone (or Flint Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz-rich rock, likely weathered quartzite
Quartzite (predominantly crystalline SiO₂), possibly iron-stained quartz vein material
Quartz-rich rock fragment, possibly milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely a small vein-quartz or quartz-bearing rock fragment
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper Agate (specifically Brecciated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Amygdaloidal Basalt (matrix) with Mineral Vein filling
Quartz-rich pegmatite
Granitic pegmatite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and possible mica
Milky quartz-rich rock
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz with iron-oxide or feldspar impurities
Quartz-veined Sandstone
Quartzite-veined Arenite / SiO2 and quartz sand
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary (Conglomerate)