Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
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Browse mineral or sedimentary rock (with mineral inclusions) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
Green Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock with mineral inclusions)
Zebra Jasper
Silicified sedimentary rock (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Vein-filled Sedimentary Rock
Silicified sedimentary rock with quartz/calcite vein
Banded Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rock with mineral veins/banding
Golden mica schist
Mica-rich schist, likely muscovite schist (quartz and mica; exact minerals cannot be confirmed from the image)
Greenstone (likely chlorite- or actinolite-rich metabasalt)
Metamorphosed mafic volcanic rock; commonly greenschist-facies basalt, composed chiefly of chlorite, actinolite, epidote, and albite
Worn River Pebble with Fossil Indentation
Sedimentary Rock with Fossil Infill
Dendritic Agate or Moss Agate Nodules (Septarian-like)
Chalcedony with mineral inclusions (SiO2)
Leopard Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Plume Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-bearing pegmatitic rock with feldspar
Granitic pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Polychrome Jasper (Desert Jasper)
Silicon dioxide with mineral inclusions (SiO2)
Imperial Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Fancy Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Geode half
Geode (often quartz/chalcedony based)
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Quartz (SiO2) within a geode structure
Coarse-grained gray metamorphic rock, likely gneiss
Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss (probable)
Jasper with Purple Fluorite or Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Biotite gneiss (probable)
Foliated quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss; commonly containing biotite mica, quartz, and plagioclase/alkali feldspar
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Reddish weathered volcanic rock, probably andesite
Andesite (fine-grained plagioclase–pyroxene volcanic rock), possibly altered basalt
Banded Sedimentary Rock (Wishbone Stone / Banded Quartzite or Limestone)
Silicified limestone or banded sedimentary rock with mineral veins
Weathered iron-rich limestone or marl
Calcitic carbonate rock with limonite/goethite and clay impurities (predominantly CaCO₃)
Band Agate / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss
Shale or Slaty Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Educational Geologic Collection
Mixed Mineral and Rock Collection (Various compositions)
Hag Stone (Adder Stone / Geode-bearing Pebble)
Sedimentary Rock with Cavity (often Quartzite, Limestone, or Sandstone)
Rough amber-colored quartz or calcite fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Conglomerate Pebble (with Chert / Quartz)
Sedimentary Conglomerate / Breccia Pebble
Sandstone
Arenite
Quartz vein in host rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a weathered carbonate or sedimentary matrix
Sandstone (with potential mineral staining/concretions)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone with Mineral Veining or Crust
Sedimentary Sandstone (mostly SiO2 with Fe2O3 tinting)