Coquina or Fossiliferous Sandstone
Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3 with SiO2 inclusions)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Coquina or Fossiliferous Sandstone
Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3 with SiO2 inclusions)
Tumbled quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite or milky quartz with iron-oxide staining
Quartzite (primarily SiO₂), possibly with hematite/goethite staining and minor feldspar or mica
Amethyst (Agate/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Likely quartz-rich river pebble
Milky quartz or quartz-bearing granitic/gneissic fragment (SiO₂-dominant)
Banded agate or jasper fragment
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (likely iron-stained chalcedony)
Likely weathered quartz-rich stone
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-bearing granite or milky quartz
Quartz (Smoky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite-bearing granite
Granite, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂), potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite mica
Serpentine Schist with Quartz Vein
Serpentine Schist (a type of Metamorphic rock). The white band is likely Quartz (SiO2).
Quartz (Milky/Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rock with mineral veins/banding
Chert with Quartz Veining
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Demantoid Garnet on Matrix
Demantoid (variety of Andradite Garnet) - Ca3(Fe3+)2(SiO4)3
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite with Quartz/Feldspar Vein
Granite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular basalt (possibly scoria)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and often olivine, with volcanic glass
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (composite of Tiger's Eye, Red Jasper, and Hematite)
Iron-stained milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), mainly massive or vein quartz, with reddish-brown iron-oxide staining and possible minor feldspar or other vein minerals
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz on Schist
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Quartz Vein in Matrix (Gneiss/Schist)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Rock Matrix
White Quartz Pebbles
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Raw gold nugget or gold-bearing quartz
Native gold (Au), possibly with quartz (SiO₂) and iron-oxide staining
Polished black agate slice
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂, with iron/manganese staining
Red Jasper (possibly)
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Mica Schist with Vein
Mica Schist
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), commonly massive or vein quartz
Gabbro with Quartz Vein
Gabbro (mafic intrusive igneous rock)
Chert with Quartz Vein
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / River Cobble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear to Smokey)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite with Quartz contact
Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Diorite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)