Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary (chemically precipitated) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Wood Stone (Dragon Stone variant)
Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Chert (mostly SiO2 / Silicon Dioxide)
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Dyed Blue Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Blue Celestite
Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Tumbled Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varieties including Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Opal
Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Sulfur-bearing Limestone (Solfatara Specimen)
Sulfur-rich Bio-limestone (Calcium Carbonate with Native Sulfur, S8)
Tumbled limestone or calcite-rich stone
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Hematite/Goethite cement
Moqui Marble (Ironstone Concretion)
Goethite/Hematite Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-oxide cement (composed of Quartz and Limonite/Hematite)
Weathered iron-rich concretion (probable limonite/goethite)
Limonite–goethite aggregate, approximately FeO(OH)·nH₂O
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (iron-rich)
Chert (specifically Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Likely milky quartz (SiO₂), possibly a quartz-rich vein fragment
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite-rich limestone fragment
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly micritic or fossiliferous
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3 and FeO(OH))
Septarian Nodule Segment (Commonly known as Dragon Stone or Lightning Stone)
Septarian Nodule (CaCO3 / Hydrated Calcium Carbonate)
Dendritic Siltstone (or Mudstone)
Siltstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites
Septarian Nodule (Thunder Egg variant)
Septarian concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone)
Chert / River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Flint
SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)
Weathered iron-rich concretion or ironstone nodule
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion (FeO(OH), Fe₂O₃, and hydrous iron oxides)
Flint/chert projectile point
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), archaeologically worked into a bifacial point
Calcite (honey calcite)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Tumbled dark stone, likely banded iron formation or hematite-rich jasper
Hematite-bearing quartz/jasper; probable iron oxide–silica aggregate
Likely tumbled white quartz or quartzite pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite
Raw graphite-rich metamorphic rock (probable graphite schist)
Graphite schist; predominantly crystalline carbon (graphite, C) with mica and quartz
Dyed Howlite (often sold as Turquenite)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Limonite Concretion
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) Pseudomorph
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)