Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Category
Browse igneous or metamorphic (base stone); anthropogenic (decoration) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Chertified Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) often replaced by Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Mica in Quartz Host
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Regional Metaphoric Folded Outcrop (predominantly Schist/Gneiss)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (a variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz and Clear Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix
Emerald (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate), Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Pyrite (Iron Pyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peacock Ore (Chalcopyrite/Bornite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent treated Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Coarse Sand Grain / Lithic Fragment
Clastic Sediment (Lithic fragment or Quartz/Feldspar grain)
Milky Quartz (Quartz Vein)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with aluminum impurities)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Smoky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within Pegmatite/Gneiss
Sandstone (with potential mineral staining/concretions)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcite (CaCO3) Rich Bio-sedimentary Rock
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Detrital sedimentary rock)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO ₂)
Siltstone
Siltstone (primarily SiO2, Al2O3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (and associated Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese silicate, (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Chert (varieties include Jasper or Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, formula: SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite inclusions)
Graywacke (Sandstone)
Graywacke Sandstone
Conglomerate (River Rock Aggregate)
Conglomerate (Lithic-clast conglomerate)
Chert Nodule (Commonly known as a Flint or River Cobble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)