Quartz-veined Sandstone
Quartzite-veined Arenite / SiO2 and quartz sand
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Browse sedimentary (chemically precipitated mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz-veined Sandstone
Quartzite-veined Arenite / SiO2 and quartz sand
Pumice or Tufa/Travertine
Pumice (if igneous) or Calcareous Tufa (if sedimentary)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Carnelian
SiO2 (Chalcedony with iron oxide impurities)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Milky Quartz Nodule / Geode precursor
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary matrix
Sandstone Geode
Sedimentary Geode (Silica/Calcite composition)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Celestine (Celestite)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Banded Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veining in silicate matrix
Botryoidal quartz (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gossan
Iron-rich regolith (mainly Limonite and Goethite, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Howlite
Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Quartz (Grain/Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely honey/orange calcite
Weathered iron-rich concretion or ironstone nodule
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion (FeO(OH), Fe₂O₃, and hydrated iron oxides)
Travertine
Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO2)
Spherulitic Agate / Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert with Calcite Veining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) veins