Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Agate (with possible Chalcedony layers)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus various mineral impurities)
River Stone (River Pebbles)
Alluvial Deposit (typically Quartzite, Sandstone, or Granite clasts)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Jasper
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silica with Hematite impurities), SiO2
Granite Cobble
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone / Sedimentary Breccia
Sandstone with Quarzite clasts
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide staining/cementing)
Chert (often called Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Chalcedony and Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite (Iron-stained)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementing agent)
Aquamarine and clear quartz
Aquamarine (Be3Al2Si6O18), Quartz (SiO2)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (mainly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Granite Glacial Erratic
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with high iron inclusion
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2 primary clasts with lithic matrix)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Crushed Limestone and Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Jasper in Quartzite (likely Cinnabar or Iron inclusions)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite cementation)
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Granitic Pegmatite (River Rock specimen)
Granite / Pegmatite (composed of SiO2, KAlSi3O8, and NaAlSi3O8)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Agate (specifically, a slice of a Blue Lace or Chalcedony Agate nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)