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Sedimentary (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

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

Chert (Banded) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Banded)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble with Quartz Veining (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble with Quartz Veining

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chalky variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalky variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (with possible fossils) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with possible fossils)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (varieties: Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties: Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Jasper/Carnelian Agate) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper/Carnelian Agate)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Quartz Arenite) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Quartz Arenite

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Beach Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Beach Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agate/Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Jasper / Agate (Chalcedony Group) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Jasper / Agate (Chalcedony Group)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Common Opal/Agate mixture) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal/Agate mixture)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint Nodular Variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodular Variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (Siliciclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (Siliciclastic sedimentary rock)

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

Quartz (Milky or Druzy Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite

Green Aventurine (Quartzite (variety Aventurine) with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Quartzite (variety Aventurine) with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Quartzite with Chert inclusions (Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Chert inclusions

Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)

Banded Agate (likely Carnelian Agate or Sardonyx) (Agate is a common name for a microcrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO₂), specifically a form of Chalcedony.) — Sedimentary Rock (technically a variety of Chalcedony)

Banded Agate (likely Carnelian Agate or Sardonyx)

Agate is a common name for a microcrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO₂), specifically a form of Chalcedony.

Sedimentary Rock (technically a variety of Chalcedony)

Red Jasper with Quartz Veining (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Quartz (SiO2) inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper with Quartz Veining

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Quartz (SiO2) inclusions

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Druzy Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzy Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Shale (with Iron Oxide staining) (Fissile Mudstone (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale (with Iron Oxide staining)

Fissile Mudstone (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)