Rock Identifier

Category

Sedimentary (Formed From Silica Deposits)

Browse sedimentary (formed from silica deposits) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Chert (Iron-Stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-Stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony) — mineral

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony

mineral
Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

metamorphic
Chert (Banded) (Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Banded)

Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz (Milky/Gray variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Gray variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Sandstone Cobble (Arenite (Secondary classification based on grain size)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Cobble

Arenite (Secondary classification based on grain size)

sedimentary
Chert (Tan/Grey variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Tan/Grey variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Field-collected Arrowhead-shaped Fragment) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field-collected Arrowhead-shaped Fragment)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Chert (Jasper type)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

sedimentary
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque Chalcedony) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque Chalcedony

sedimentary
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or limonite inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or limonite inclusions

sedimentary
Jasper (Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

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

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Fossiliferous) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Fossiliferous)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

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

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz Druzy on Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druzy on Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (specifically Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Quartz (Druzy/Macro-crystalline) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Druzy/Macro-crystalline)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Banded Agate (Chert/Chaldcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Banded Agate (Chert/Chaldcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

mineral
Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Yellow Chalcedony (Agate Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Chalcedony Nodule (Agate/Chert) (Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony Nodule (Agate/Chert)

Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Gastropod Fossil (Internal Mold) (Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda (Steinkern)) — sedimentary

Gastropod Fossil (Internal Mold)

Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda (Steinkern)

sedimentary
Mookaite (Mookaite Jasper) (Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2 with iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Mookaite (Mookaite Jasper)

Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2 with iron oxides)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Brown Variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Brown Variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions

sedimentary
Red Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)

sedimentary
Greywacke (River Slikkenstone) (Greywacke (Impure Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Greywacke (River Slikkenstone)

Greywacke (Impure Sandstone)

sedimentary
Carnelian Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone) (Septarian Nodule (containing Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)

Septarian Nodule (containing Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)

sedimentary