Quartz with minor dark minerals look-alikes
SiO2 (Quartz) with accessory minerals
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Open the appSeveral rocks and minerals can be confused with Quartz with minor dark minerals. Below are documented look-alikes and the features that tell them apart. Never rely on a single feature. Always check multiple properties.
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Granite
Quartz, feldspar, mica, and amphibole
Also known as: Granitic rock
Gneiss
Quartz, feldspar, mica, amphibole, garnet
Also known as: Banded metamorphic rock
Sandstone
Quartz, feldspar, rock fragments, clay minerals
Also known as: Arenite
Quartzite
Predominantly quartz, minor accessory minerals
Also known as: Metamorphosed sandstone
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