Rock Identifier

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Sedimentary (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Browse sedimentary (cryptocrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood) (Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood)

Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Banded Agate (specifically Botryoidal/Orbicular Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral (variety of Chalcedony/Quartz)

Banded Agate (specifically Botryoidal/Orbicular Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral (variety of Chalcedony/Quartz)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Moss Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite

Chert (Jasper/Opaline variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Opaline variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz / Rose Quartz fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz / Rose Quartz fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with impurities), SiO2) — mineral

Ocean Jasper

Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with impurities), SiO2

Chrysoprase (Silicon dioxide with nickel impurities (SiO2 + Ni)) — mineral

Chrysoprase

Silicon dioxide with nickel impurities (SiO2 + Ni)

Argetine Blue Agate (Chalcendony variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Argetine Blue Agate (Chalcendony variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky or Iron-Stained Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky or Iron-Stained Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chrysoprase (Chrysoprase (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)) — Mineral

Chrysoprase

Chrysoprase (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)

Chert or Flint (polished/water-worn) (Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2). Flint is a specific variety of chert.) — Sedimentary (most likely, as Chert is a sedimentary rock often found as nodules in limestone or as bedded deposits; however, it can also form by metasomatic replacement, which leans towards metamorphic processes under certain conditions)

Chert or Flint (polished/water-worn)

Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2). Flint is a specific variety of chert.

Sedimentary (most likely, as Chert is a sedimentary rock often found as nodules in limestone or as bedded deposits; however, it can also form by metasomatic replacement, which leans towards metamorphic processes under certain conditions)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bloodstone (Heliotrope (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with inclusions)) — Metamorphic Rock

Bloodstone

Heliotrope (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with inclusions)

Metamorphic Rock

Clear Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.) — Mineral, specifically a detrital grain

Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.

Mineral, specifically a detrital grain

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 - primarily Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal)) — Mineral/Fossil (Sedimentary context)

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 - primarily Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal)

Mineral/Fossil (Sedimentary context)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide / Chalcedony)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide / Chalcedony)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Blue Quartz (Aventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Crocidolite or Magnesio-riebeckite inclusions) — metamorphic

Blue Quartz (Aventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Crocidolite or Magnesio-riebeckite inclusions

Blue Lace Agate (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Lace Agate (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite (Ironstone) (Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone)

Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Pyrite on Quartz (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pyrite on Quartz

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite with Quartz coating (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Fluorite with Quartz coating

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Pale Rose or Milky Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Pale Rose or Milky Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Geode (Unopened) (Siliceous Geode (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

Siliceous Geode (SiO2)

Chrysoprase (Nickel-bearing Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of Hydrous Nickel Silicates) — mineral

Chrysoprase (Nickel-bearing Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of Hydrous Nickel Silicates

Agate (Lace Agate Geode Slice) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Lace Agate Geode Slice)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Green Aventurine (Aventurine (variety of Quartz - SiO2)) — Mineral_Rock

Green Aventurine

Aventurine (variety of Quartz - SiO2)

Flint / Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky or Common Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Common Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Banded Chalcedony) — mineral

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Banded Chalcedony

Quartz (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Chrysocolla (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)