Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Sedimentary Rock (Wishbone Stone / Banded Quartzite or Limestone)
Silicified limestone or banded sedimentary rock with mineral veins
Puddingstone
Conglomerate (typically quartz-rich or jasper-rich)
Quartz (Orange/Pink variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads
Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Inclusions
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock with Siliceous Veining
Dark flint or chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely flint/chert
Small pale rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or a weathered feldspar-rich fragment
Red Jasper (possibly Agatized Jasper)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Quartz Druzy / Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brown Marble
Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica, possibly with metamorphic foliation
Limestone (Brecciated/Recrystallized)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tumbled white quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Quartz (Milky or Citrine-tinted)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished rhyolite (likely porphyritic rhyolite)
Rhyolite, composed chiefly of quartz and alkali feldspar with minor plagioclase, biotite, and iron oxides
Banded Jasper (possibly "Picture Jasper")
Jasper (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz / Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bornite (“peacock ore”), likely weathered copper sulfide
Bornite, Cu₅FeS₄; possibly chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂, with iridescent tarnish
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Rough Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite: quartz, feldspar, and mica; possibly gneiss if the dark minerals are banded
Granite Cobble
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Felsic Rock)
Mixed collection of Quartz varieties, Chalcedony, and metamorphic pebbles
Mixed gemstones (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished Stone Pendant (Identity Unclear)
Unknown (Possibly Jasper/Agate/Quartz mixture)
Milky quartz vein fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Rounded basalt pebble
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with minor olivine or magnetite
Light-colored limestone (probable fossiliferous or micritic limestone)
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; predominantly CaCO₃ (calcite)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Mineral Specimens
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)