Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Category
Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a Secondary Formation
Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aragonite / Calcite Geode
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Marble (White)
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
Banded Siltstone or Argillite
Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al and Fe oxides)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)
Geode with Quartz/Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Red Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal Agate vein)
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Calcite Geode
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Banded Sandstone (Liesegang Rings)
Sedimentary Arenite (SiO2 with FeO/Fe2O3 impurities)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Sandstone (Hematitic)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Concretion (Sandstone)
Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Quartz Druzy on Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock, primarily SiO2)
Fancy Jasper (Ocean Jasper or River Jasper variant)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)
Sandstone (arenite is a more precise term for sandstone with less than 15% matrix; this specimen appears to be a lithic or quartz arenite)
Bored Siltstone (Holey Rock)
Siltstone with Pholad borings (Lithophaga/Pholadidae trace fossils)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Fossil Shell Fragment (possibly Brachiopod or Bivalve)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Phylum Brachiopoda or Mollusca
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Metamorphic Rock)
Limonitic Iron Ore / Goethite
Hydrated Iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert / Flint Nodules in Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Clear Quartz / Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peridot (likely, based on color and appearance)
Olivine group mineral, specifically (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series)
Druzy Quartz (on Chalcedony/Agate base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Coral (Coquina/Limestone)
Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)
Red Jasper (Polished)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Banded Agate (Tumbled)
Agate (Variety of Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)