Chert (Field Stone/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Category
Browse igneous or metamorphic (base stone); anthropogenic (decoration) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Field Stone/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (also known as Flint or Common Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (Coquina)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Zebra Jasper
Tumbled Opaque Chalcedony (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartzite (Iron-stained)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al₂O₃) with trace elements causing color variations.
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Cobalt/Copper)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Riverstone (Quartzite or Siltstone cobble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Iron Oxide inclusions
Magnetite (potentially as a Lodestone or within Ironstone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Moonstone
Adularia (Potassium Aluminum Silicate, KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Sand Grain
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hypersthene
(Mg,Fe)SiO3 - Enstatite-Ferrosilite series
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Mushroom Carving
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (with possible Feldspar inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Ore in Quartz
Auriferous Quartz (Gold: Au; Quartz: SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Clear Quartz fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony with Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Quartz
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose)
Sandstone (SiO2 with inclusions)
Liesegang Ring Siltstone
Siltstone with iron oxide Liesegang bands
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Nephrite (a calcium magnesium silicate - Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (a sodium aluminum silicate - NaAlSi2O6). Based on the image showing a typically softer, more fibrous appearance, it is likely Nephrite.
Pegmatite (likely Granitic Pegmatite)
Pegmatite (a coarse-grained igneous rock, often with granitic composition)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Yellow Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)