Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
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Every specimen the Rock Identifier community has discovered, from desert agates to deep-sea basalts.
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), Microcrystalline Quartz
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Gold in Quartz
Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Rock (SiO2)
Mica schist
Schist (rich in Muscovite or Biotite mica)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Pink / Ferruginous)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Banded Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rock with Liesegang banding
Mica Schist or Muscovite
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite in Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fossilized Coral
Cnidaria (Hexacorallia)
Barite Rose
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Quartz Crystal in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Peridotite
Ultramafic igneous rock (primarily olivine and pyroxene)
Mica / Muscovite or Biotite
Phyllosilicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist with Pyrite and Quartz
Metamorphic Rock (Muscovite-Biotite Schist)
Ametrine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Vesicular and Amygdaloidal Basalt
Tiger's Eye (specifically Hawk's Eye or Multicolored Tiger's Iron)
Silicon Dioxide with Crocidolite inclusions (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz with fuchsite inclusions (SiO2)