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Sedimentary (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

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

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Chalcedony

Black Onyx

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Sandstone

Landscape Agate

Landscape Agate

Tube Agate

Sweetwater Agate

Sweetwater Agate

Frost Agate

Coldwater Agate

Honey Agate

Zebra Agate

Flame Agate

Dyed Agate (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - stained microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Dyed Agate (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - stained microcrystalline quartz

Polished brown jasper (likely ocean or brecciated jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides) — mineral

Polished brown jasper (likely ocean or brecciated jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides

Chert / Flint (Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Jasper (Picture Jasper) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2 with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper (Picture Jasper)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2 with impurities

Chert (Jasper-bearing) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper-bearing)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (often found within Limestone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (often found within Limestone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert Nodules (with Gryphaea or Shell inclusions) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcitic inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules (with Gryphaea or Shell inclusions)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcitic inclusions

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz

Quartz-veined Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Tool) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) - Archeological lithic artifact) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Tool)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) - Archeological lithic artifact

Lake Superior Agate (Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony / Quartz)) — sedimentary

Lake Superior Agate

Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony / Quartz)

Chert (Nodular) (Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular)

Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline Quartz)

Chert (Tan/Grey) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Tan/Grey)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Dyed Agate (SiO2) — Mineral

Dyed Agate

SiO2

Chert (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Jasper Conglomerate (Puddingstone) (Jasper Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with quartz/jasper clasts)) — sedimentary

Jasper Conglomerate (Puddingstone)

Jasper Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with quartz/jasper clasts)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (varietal Chalcedony or Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal Chalcedony or Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (with Fossiliferous Silicification) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (with Fossiliferous Silicification)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Brecciated Chert (Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brecciated Chert

Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Red Jasper (Jasper (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)) — Sedimentary Rock

Red Jasper

Jasper (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)

Sedimentary Rock

Chert with Iron Staining (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert with Iron Staining

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Yellow Chalcedony or River Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chalcedony or River Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)

Agate pebble (with blue chalcedony exposure) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate pebble (with blue chalcedony exposure)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red jasper (likely iron-rich chalcedony/jasper) (Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by hematite/goethite) — mineral

Red jasper (likely iron-rich chalcedony/jasper)

Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by hematite/goethite

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

Chert (Jasper / Flint variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (microcrystalline quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (microcrystalline quartz)

Chert Nodule in Limestone (Sedimentary rock comprising microcrystalline quartz (chert) and calcium carbonate (limestone)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule in Limestone

Sedimentary rock comprising microcrystalline quartz (chert) and calcium carbonate (limestone)

Chert (Jasper / Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Chalcedony (Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

River Pebble (Siliceous rock fragment) — sedimentary

River Pebble

Siliceous rock fragment

Agate (Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Jasper (Imperial Jasper style) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper (Imperial Jasper style)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz with Limonite inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz with Limonite inclusions