Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
Browse sedimentary (chemically precipitated) or metamorphic specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode (partially filled/solid)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz (part of a Geode)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (unopened)
Calcedony-lined Geode (SiO2)
Agate (or Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (principally SiO2)
Quartzite with Iron Mineral Banding
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) staining
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphic quartz sandstone)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix
Sandstone (with Iron Oxide)
Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Blue Apatite
Chlorapatite / Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Green Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or igneous host
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Pebble (with Feldspar/Mica)
Granitic Quartz / SiO2 with KAlSi3O8
Chert (specifically Gray/Banded Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
White Agate (Chalcedony)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz-veined Sandstone Pebble
Quartzite-veined Arenite
Quartzite / Sandstone
Quartzite (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)
Slate
Phyllo-silicate based metamorphic rock
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Grey-Green Flint)
Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, mixtures of FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (principally SiO2)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Tumbled Jasper
Silicon dioxide with impurities (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Quartz Vein in Sandstone
Quartz (SiO2) in Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)
Zoisite – Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with inclusions of Ruby (Al2O3:Cr)
Oolite (Ooid)
Oolitic Limestone (chiefly CaCO3)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert nodules in Limestone
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
Limestone (with Chert)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony