Quartz / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral on sedimentary rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone Cobble with Liesegang Rings
Arenite with iron oxide precipitation (SiO2 matrix with Fe2O3 banding)
Druzy Quartz on Chert/Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Dark-colored Igneous Rock (likely Basalt or Diabase)
Basalt (extrusive igneous) or Diabase (intrusive igneous)
Drill Core Samples (Varied Lithology)
Multi-lithological core samples (containing potential granite, marble, and phyllite/schist sequence)
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Milky Quartz with Country Rock contact
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in contact with Metamorphic/Igneous rock
N/A - Non-Geological Item
Agate (Carnelian-Blue Agate mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Jasper-Agate Breccia
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Ironstone Concretion (Fe2O3) - primarily Hematite or Goethite shell with Sandstone core
Native Copper within Host Rock
Native Copper (Cu)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz (various varieties)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Chert (or Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper (or Dalmatian Stone)
Dalmatian Stone (A peralkaline felsite composed of feldspar, quartz, and sodic amphibole)
Limestone
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Crushed Limestone (Gravel)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (with potential fossil inclusions)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (Brecciated/Recrystallized)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (Grey and White specimens)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Travertine (Tufa)
Chemical Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossil Coral
Fossilized Scleractinia or Tabulata (various genera/species)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Travertine
Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossilized Coral
Scleractinia (fossil order), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)