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Browse sedimentary (cryptocrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite
Gneiss (Cobble)
Gneiss
Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite cement
Granular Sandstone
Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)
Rough Quartz (Alluvial Pebbles)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Graywacke (Sandstone)
Graywacke Sandstone
Sandstone with Quartz Vein
Arenite with Quartz (SiO2) Infilling
Banded Calcite (often marketed as 'Mexican Onyx')
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Polished River Pebble)
Chert (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide pigmentation)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Zebra Stone (Banded Chert or Limestone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Quartzite (mainly SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Green Onyx')
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Orange Quartz (or Tumbled Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Limonitic Sandstone with Inclusion
Limonitic Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (Arrowhead Artifact)
Chert (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Chert with Brachiopod Impression
Chert (SiO2) containing Brachiopoda fossil remains
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone (often misnamed Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (with hornblende/arfvedsonite inclusions)
Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (mainly SiO2 with iron oxide staining)
Herkimer Diamond (Quartz Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite / Sandstone / Chert Mix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (Rounded Pebble)
Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)
Chert (River Pebble)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Jasper and Chert Conglomerate
Ferruginous Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Jasper (Red/Brown Variety)
Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)