Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Limestone with Fossil Imprints
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Granite (with Quartz Vein and Biotite)
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Quartz-veined Siltstone
Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Banded Gneiss (with possible weathered sulfide or iron staining)
Gneiss, potentially with iron oxide/hydroxide staining (e.g., limonite) or weathered sulfides
Jasper Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Jasper Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with quartz/jasper clasts)
Chert (flint-like chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Mixed stream gravel and common rock specimens
Predominantly quartz-rich granitoid, quartzite, sandstone, shale/slate, and mafic volcanic fragments; exact species cannot be determined confidently from the image
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite: quartz, feldspar, and mica; possibly weakly foliated gneiss
Quartz River Pebble (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Quartz (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded River Pebble (Gneiss or Quartz-Veined Basalt)
Polished River Siltstone or Quartzite Gneiss
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite (likely weathered quartz-bearing granite)
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide Inclusions (SiO2)
Green Quartz (Prasiolite/Adventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Iron-rich brown stone, possibly weathered chert or ironstone
Undetermined; likely iron-oxide-bearing silica-rich rock (chert/ironstone)
Vesicular basalt (likely weathered lava rock)
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded gray metamorphic cobble, likely quartzite or gneiss
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock; possibly quartzite (mostly SiO₂) or banded gneiss
Emerald (or possibly Green Glass / Slag)
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Weathered chert or silicified limestone nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly replacing limestone; exact identification requires testing
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock (Granite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite (Milky Quartz pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear quartz sphere or polished quartz cabochon (tentative)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); appearance may also be consistent with ordinary glass, which cannot be ruled out from the image alone
Quartz (possibly milky quartz or quartz with inclusions)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Banded Slate or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Protolith-derived Siltstone or Slate (varies based on degree of metamorphism)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (or Quartz Rich Conglomerate)
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Jasper and Quartz conglomerate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gabbro or Basalt)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mafic Silicates
Metallic sulfide ore, likely pyrite-bearing rock
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly with marcasite or other sulfides
Mica-rich metamorphic rock, likely schist
Biotite–muscovite schist, possibly garnet-bearing
Quartz Crystal
Quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled citrine or iron-stained quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained or natural citrine
Basalt with Quartz Veining
Amygdaloidal Basalt (predominately SiO2 and (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8)
Gneiss (with Quartz Vein / Pegmatite Banding)
Metamorphic Gneiss
Likely quartz-rich mineral fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained or included quartz