Ferruginous Quartz (Carnelian-tinted Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
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Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Ferruginous Quartz (Carnelian-tinted Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Greywacke (River Pebble)
Greywacke sandstone with quartz veining
Yellow Quartz (Chalcedony or Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions
Graywacke with Quartz Veins
Argillaceous Sandstone (Graywacke)
Faceted yellow gemstone, likely citrine
Citrine (quartz), SiO₂; possibly yellow sapphire or synthetic glass without testing
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Inclusion
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) with SiO2 or CaCO3 vein
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation / Chert with Quartz Veining
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished dark chert or flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert; possibly flint
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone with Quartz Veining
Arenite with hydrothermal quartz (SiO2)
Iron-rich jasper / hematite-bearing breccia
Ferruginous jasper, chiefly microcrystalline SiO₂ with hematite/goethite (Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH)) and possible limonite
Druzy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished river pebble, likely granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate; possibly biotite granite (compositionally near granite)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Prasiolite and Quartz Crystal Cluster
Quartz (SiO2); Prasiolite is a variety of Quartz
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Asphaltum / Bitumen-Aggregate Matrix
Likely galena-bearing ore
Galena (lead sulfide, PbS), possibly mixed with quartz or other sulfides
Brecciated Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2
Blue Chalcedony
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz / Quartzite Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)
Auriferous Quartz (Gold-bearing Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Gold (Au) and Iron Oxides
Likely weathered sandstone or quartzite
Quartz-rich sandstone; possibly metamorphosed to quartzite (SiO₂-dominant)
Banded Sandstone / Quartzite with Mineral Veins
Sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite with iron oxide/silica banding)
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Likely milky quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or a quartz-rich river pebble
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock, possibly quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), with minor feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide staining
Basalt with Quartz Veins
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Main body: SiO2, Fe, Mg rich)
Milky Quartz (Druzy Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions)
White Quartz (Carved Star)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Chalcedony
Weathered fine-grained stone, likely sandstone or quartzite
Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite); predominantly SiO₂