Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse mineral within sedimentary rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Agate/Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Chert (Tan/Yellow variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary/Metamorphic Matrix
Chalcedony (Botryoidal/Agate nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper mix)
Hydrous Silica (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Chert (Septarian Concretion/Nodule)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2) with carbonate mineral veining
Limestone with Algal/Lichen Colonization
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (specifically, clastic sedimentary rock)
Ironstone (with possible Hematite/Limonite coating)
Ironstone (Fe-rich sedimentary rock)
Jasper with Hematite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose)
Sandstone (SiO2 with inclusions)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veins
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
River Rock
Sedimentary Rock (various compositions)
Shale or Slaty Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Yellow Chalcedony (common opal or chert variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Quartz Druze on Matrix (Geode Fragment)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
River Chalcedony / Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper (likely Ocean Jasper or Variegated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite-stained Siltstone
Ironstone (primarily Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Siltstone)
Chert (Agatized)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Devil's Toenail
Gryphaea (extinct genus of foam oysters, typically composed of Calcite CaCO3)
Pyrite Geode (Sparkling Druzy)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Nodule
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)