Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
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Browse mineral (sedimentary context) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Greywacke (River Pebble with Quartz Veins)
Greywacke (Indurated Sandstone); Veins: SiO2 (Quartz)
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)
Septarian concretion (composition: Calcium Carbonate / Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)
Sandstone (specifically Banded Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Agate (specifically Waterline or Onyx-type Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Dalmatian Stone (often misnamed Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (with hornblende/arfvedsonite inclusions)
Travertine (Tufa)
Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite
Yellow Chalcedony (common opal or chert variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Boulder Opal
Precious Opal in Ironstone (Amorphous Hydrated Silica, SiO2·nH2O)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chalcedony (Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Carnelian variety of Chalcedony
Quartz Pebble (Chert/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Chalcedony / Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Carnelian Agate
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Peach/Orange variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite (on the right) and Magnetite or Hematite (on the left)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Iron Oxide (Fe3O4 or Fe2O3)
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Specular Hematite Geode/Nodule
Specularite (Polycrystalline Hematite), Fe2O3
White Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate (Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Silica or Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal Fragments)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)