Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (alluvial deposit) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
C (Carbon)
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Small clear crystal, probably quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly a tiny quartz chip or translucent feldspar fragment
Iron-Stained Quartz (Riverside Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Conglomerate (possibly concrete-like natural breccia)
Lithified, poorly sorted clastic rock with angular to subrounded mineral and rock fragments in a finer matrix
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Yellow Quartzite (or Quartz River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper pebble (possibly Red Jasper or Lake Superior Agate/Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Tumbled quartz-rich chalcedony (likely carnelian or orange jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Gold Nugget Jewelry
Native Gold (Au)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Chalcedony (Agate / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (River Pea)
Microcrystalline Chalcedony (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Conglomerate
Polymictic clast-supported conglomerate
Ruby (faceted)
Corundum (Al2O3 with chromium traces)
Tumbled yellow chalcedony (likely citrine or yellow jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; exact identification requires testing
Polymictic conglomerate
Clast-supported conglomerate, typically quartz- and feldspar-rich in a dark matrix
Conglomeratic aggregate / pebble-rich concrete-like rock
Polymictic conglomerate (likely glacial or beach-derived gravel matrix); exact identification uncertain from image
Chert (and Quartz Gravel)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Polished carnelian cabochon
Carnelian, a red-orange chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
Red jasper (likely polished/tumbled)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Sandstone
Arenite
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz-rich conglomeratic breccia
Polymictic clast-supported conglomerate/breccia, dominated by quartz and feldspar
Conglomerate (possibly breccia)
Polymictic clastic conglomerate; rounded clasts in a dark, likely volcanic-lithic matrix
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Chalcedony Pebble / Rough Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), microcrystalline to coarsely crystalline variety
Rounded yellow-brown chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chert/jasper
Rounded sandstone pebble
Lithified quartz-rich sandstone, likely arkosic or feldspathic sandstone
Limonite-stained Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Hessonite Garnet (Grossular)
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 (Grossular Garnet)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace amounts of Fe and Ti)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite