Chert (specifically Blue Chert or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Browse mineral or sedimentary rock (with mineral inclusions) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (specifically Blue Chert or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silica / Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety containing hematite or goethite inclusions)", composition: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Milky Quartz (with Chlorite/Mineral Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) Rock
Granite (with Almandine Garnet inclusions)
Granite composed primarily of Quartz (SiO2), K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (specifically, clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Schist
N/A (a rock type, not a mineral formula)
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Schist
Chlorite/Mica Schist
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock)
Aventurine (Green Aventurine)
Quartz with Fuchsite Inclusions (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (complex silicate composition with iron oxides)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-Oxide cement (Fe2O3 · nH2O)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety: Chalcedony
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Herkimer Diamond (Quartz Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous/Banded)
Clastic Terrigenous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Dalmation Stone
Peralkaline Rock (SiO2 with Arfvedsonite)
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4