Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (chemically precipitated) or metamorphic specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert (variously Flint or Jasper gravel)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Septarian Nodules / Weathered Silex)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Sandstone or Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Jasper Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Siliceous Conglomerate (Quartz and Jasper clasts in a fine-grained matrix)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Fluorite Octahedron
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite
Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Regional Metaphoric Folded Outcrop (predominantly Schist/Gneiss)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Howlite and Purpurite druzy
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Howlite) and Manganese Phosphate (Purpurite)
Snowflake Obsidian
Vitreous Volcanic Glass (Siliceous Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions)
Quartz (specifically Quartzite or Massive Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite after Pyrite (Pseudomorph)
FeO(OH)·nH2O following FeS2
Quartz (Iron-stained or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite / Dolomite (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, and chlorite)
Mica Schist
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (rich in Muscovite or Biotite)
Gneiss (specifically Micaceous Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Tan/Brown variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint in this context)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Laterite
Laterite (Ferricrete)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper / Chert (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Tan/Brown variety)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodular or Massive Variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)