Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary (chemically precipitated) or metamorphic specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Porcelain (Kaolin-based)
Alumina silicate ceramic (composed primarily of Kaolinite: Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Chert (often called Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained or Dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Flint) with Glauconite
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper, possibly Brecciated Jasper or Ocean Jasper due to patterns and color
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), a variety of Chalcedony
Auriferous Quartz (Gold-bearing Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Elemental Gold (Au)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Chunk)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold and Cubic Zirconia (San Judas Tadeo Pendant)
Native Gold (Au) with Synthetic Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Limonite/Goethite on Shale
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often associated with argillaceous rock
Dendrite (Manganese Oxide Dendrites)
Psilomelane or Pyrolusite on Matrix (typically MnO2)
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Jasper-Quartz Conglomerate / Chert
Siliceous Sedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Ironstone Banding
Clastic Sandstone (composed of Quartz with Hematite/Limonite bonding)
Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Caliche (also known as hardpan, calcrete, kankar)
Primarily composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), often mixed with other minerals like quartz, clay minerals, and iron oxides.
Chert (Smooth River Pebble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rough Green Tourmaline (Verdelite)
Elbaite (Complex Silicate) - Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (including Flint and Jasper variants)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chalcedony (Agate/Quartz variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)