Quartzite (Yellow/Orange variety)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartzite (Yellow/Orange variety)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Agatized/Chalcedony variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Biotite Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
White Jade / White Chalcedony
Nephrite Jade (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Chalcedony (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Garnet/Hematite and Basalt
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12) and Basalt
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Quartz (Milky or Clear Quartz fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded pink granite pebble
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and minor mica or amphibole
Tumbled reddish sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous arkose or quartz arenite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pickled Dragon Eggs (Fictional Interpretation: Purple Agate or Amethyst Geodes)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz-encrusted Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferruginous Sandstone
Garnet-bearing granite or pegmatitic granitic rock
Coarse-grained granitoid, likely granite or pegmatite, composed mainly of quartz and feldspar with almandine/spessartine garnet and dark biotite or amphibole
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tumbled quartz with iron-oxide staining
Quartz (SiO₂), locally stained by goethite/limonite
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Shale (with minor calcite veining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Quartz (likely a clear or rock crystal variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
River Pebble (Quartz/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble with Jasper and Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Basalt with Quartz Veining
Veined Basalt (composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and olivine with quartz/calcite infill)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Concretion or Geode (unbroken)
Varied (depending on mineral composition and cementing agent). For quartz-lined geodes, the scientific name of the dominant mineral would be Quartz (SiO2). For calcite-lined geodes, Calcite (CaCO3). Concretions are often composed of cryptocrystalline quartz (chert), calcite, or iron oxides.
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Smoky Quartz with Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Point
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veins
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Druzy)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (likely Brecciated or Multi-colored)
Jasper (SiO2)
Polished jasper (likely brecciated or iron-rich jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides/hydroxides and possibly sulfide minerals
Quartzite with Quartz Veining
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite with Quartz Veining
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)