Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz vein in weathered host rock
Milky quartz (SiO₂), likely in a feldspathic or carbonate-rich matrix
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, likely pegmatite or quartz vein fragment
Quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide/hydroxide staining; possibly weathered granite pegmatite
Quartzite Pebbles with Quartz Veining
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with country rock matrix)
Quartz vein in host rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a weathered carbonate or sedimentary matrix
Quartz Pebble (Water-worn Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely weathered quartz-bearing rock fragment
Indeterminate granitic or quartz-rich silicate rock; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), possibly feldspar
Quartzite Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2 rich)
Fossil-bearing limestone, possibly a crinoid or shell fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing an indeterminate marine fossil
Quartz Pebble (with Hematite/Feldspar Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellowish calcite-rich rock, likely marble or limestone
Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly recrystallized as marble
Purple quartz-bearing pebble, possibly amethyst or lepidolite
Likely quartz (SiO₂) with iron-related purple coloration; exact identification requires testing
Polished blue-gray agate/geode slice (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, possibly with druzy quartz
Breciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Polished/tumbled jasper (likely ocean or brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and darker mineral inclusions
Puddingstone (Gowganda Tillite/Lorrain Quartzite)
Jasper Conglomerate
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
Tumbled brown jasper / iron-rich breccia
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron oxides and assorted silicate fragments
Jasper Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Siliceous Conglomerate (Quartz and Jasper clasts in a fine-grained matrix)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Light-colored quartz-rich stone, possibly milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), provisional identification
Quartz vein with specular hematite
Quartz (SiO₂) with hematite (Fe₂O₃), possibly minor goethite or iron oxides
Milky quartz in dark host rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely as a vein or vein fragment; host rock uncertain
Puddingstone (specifically Gowganda Tillite or St. Joseph Island Puddingstone)
Jasper Conglomerate
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly quartz vein material
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining; host rock not identifiable from the image
Tumbled picture jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide and clay inclusions
Likely rough quartz fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained or included quartz
Sandstone with Quartz Veins
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Quartz geode
Microcrystalline and crystalline quartz, SiO₂, likely with chalcedony and iron-oxide staining
Wishing Stone / Banded Quartz Vein Pebble
Sedimentary pebble with hydrothermal quartz veins (SiO2)
Vein Quartz in Basalt or Chert
Silica-veined dark lithic rock (Quartz veins in microcrystalline matrix)
Geode-like quartz vein in banded chalcedony
Quartz and chalcedony (SiO₂), possibly agate
Quartz / Common Opal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed mineral and rock specimen collection
Assorted silicates, carbonates, oxides, and sulfides; individual species cannot be reliably identified from this image
Quartz-veined ironstone/jasper
Silicified ferruginous rock; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides, likely goethite and hematite
Quartz Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely quartz-rich brown rock, possibly iron-stained quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly in quartzite or iron-oxide-bearing vein material
Quartz (Quartzite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-veined metamorphic rock, likely schist or phyllite
Quartz-bearing mica schist/phyllite; exact identification requires closer examination