Quartz in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolite or Granite matrix
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolite or Granite matrix
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Banded Agate (specifically Lake Superior Agate style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Pink Opal (Common Opal)
Amorphous Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Chert (containing Calcite or Quartz inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with varying mineral impurities
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade rock)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite (weathered/river-tumbled)
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Stone (a peralkaline igneous rock consisting of Feldspar, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Oxide)
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite staining
River Rock (Greywacke/Siltstone)
Siltstone / Argillaceous Greywacke
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper/Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2, silica)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebbles
Meta-quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-bearing Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Quartz River Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Carnelian Agate
Carnelian (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Red Quartz (Carnelian/Red Jasper Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (approx. 20-60% quartz, 35-90% feldspar)
Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (Granite Group)
Granite (Granitic Pegmatite/Porphyry)
Felsic intrusive igneous rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica composition)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions (SiO2)
Limonitic Sandstone (Stained Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) staining