Quartz (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse igneous or sedimentary (water worn) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt Pebble
Basalt
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gray River Pebble (likely Limestone or Siltstone)
Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate or Siliciclastic)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in River Siltstone
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix
Foliated Gneiss (River-Worn Pebble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Diorite (Porphyritic/Water-worn Pebble)
Diorite
Basalt (Polished)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
River Stone/Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Hag Stone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (often Chert, Flint, or Limestone)
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or a pale quartzite fragment
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Quartz (Milky and Smoky mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Siltstone)
Arenite or Siltstone (high SiO2 content)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz-Veined Mudstone
Argillite or Mudstone with Quartz Veining (SiO2 in Siliciclastic Matrix)
Granite Pebble
Granite
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Coarse-Grained Granite
Andesite River Stones
Andesite
Granite Pebble
Intrusive Magmatic Granite (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Conglomerate
Clastic Conglomerate (Lithic-rich)
Basalt (with Porphyritic or Amygdaloidal features)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock (high SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions