Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Browse mineral, possibly rock fragment containing a mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone Clast
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous/Red Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (containing Glauconite, (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous Iron Oxide (goethite, lepidocrocite)
Diorite
Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote-containing Quartz Chalcedony (SiO2 with Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Cat's Eye Moonstone (Simulated/Synthetic or natural Cat's Eye Quartz/Glass)
There is no single scientific name. The appearance suggests either: Moonstone (feldspar group), Cat's Eye Quartz (SiO2), Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)), or most likely a synthetic material such as Fiber Optic Glass or 'Opalite' (a type of glass).
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal)
Bioclastic Limestone (predominantly CaCO3)
Mixed Quartz and River Pebbles (Stone Collection)
Mixed assortment containing mainly Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Diamond (Macled/Crystal fragment)
Carbon (C), isometric crystal system
Shale or Argillite
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Argillite (low-grade metamorphic rock derived from shale)
Larimar
Pectolite (Blue variety), NaCa2Si3O10(OH)
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (primarily CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Quartz, Plagioclase, Orthoclase, Biotite/Hornblende)
Rough Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss specimen)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Milky Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxides
Agate (Geode nodule)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Onyx (beads)
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Si)2O6 with (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Porphyritic Basalt with Quartz Inclusions
Aphanitic Porphyritic Basalt
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Olivine Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (containing Mg2SiO4 - Fe2SiO4)
Fuchsite on Quartzite
Muscovite (Chromium-bearing) K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary Clastic Rock)
Schist (Diamond Drill Core)
Mica Schist
Quartz (River Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)