Chert (and Chert Breccia)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary (chemically precipitated mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (and Chert Breccia)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Healer's Gold (Iron-Stained Quartz Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide Coating (SiO2)
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Agate (Geode nodule)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Crystal variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Copper-bearing sulfide ore, possibly bornite/chalcopyrite
Likely bornite (Cu5FeS4) and/or chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) in a sulfide-rich host rock
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Geode (with possible Manganese or Goethite coating)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Common or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Quartz crystal cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz with drusy crystals
Quartz-rich rock fragment
Milky quartz, primarily silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or a feldspar-bearing vein rock
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Polished red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides and commonly mixed with chalcedony or other minerals
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Banded Calcite (often sold as Mexican Onyx or Aragonite)
Calcite/Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) with Phylum Brachiopoda fossil
Moqui Marbles
Ironstone Concretions (Hematite / Goethite / Sandstone)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Calcite (CaCO3) containing a Rugosa (Horn Coral) fossil
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Druzy Quartz (Botryoidal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode in Sedimentary Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Geode / Fossilized Gastropod or Shell Cast
Silicon dioxide (Quartz) replacement / fossil mold
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Crystalline Quartz
Selenite (Satin Spar)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moqui Marble (Ironstone Concretion)
Goethite/Hematite Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))