Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (chemically precipitated mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Limonite/Goethite staining)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (NaCl)
Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Pyrite Concretion
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Matrix
Oolitic Limestone
Oolite (Sedimentary rock composed of CaCO3)
Black Limestone with Calcite Veining
Bituminous Limestone (CaCO3 with Organic Carbon inclusions)
Dyed Blue Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Dyed Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Quartz Pebble (with potential iron inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite (likely biotite granite or granodiorite)
Coarse-grained granitoid composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and dark biotite/hornblende
Chert (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone or Ironstone Concretion)
Goethite/Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite/Marcasite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (with Goethite/Ironstone)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Weathered Sedimentary Rock with Liesegang Rings
Sandstone or Siltstone with Iron Oxide Banding
Bumble Bee Jasper
Calcite-bearing Volcanic Tuff (not a true Jasper)
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (composition: SiO2)
Quartz (likely a form of massive or vein quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist
Indeterminate foliated silicate rock; commonly quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage
Quartz (Specifically Clear to Smoky Quartz point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Flint/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper based on color)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings)
Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe-oxide staining)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Chert (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial purple dye
Hematite Pebble
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled Jasper and Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chalcedony (Carnelian Agate)
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions