Chert (vuggy/nodular)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (man made composite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (vuggy/nodular)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Howlite
Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Celestine (Celestite)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Jasper (brecciated or orbicular variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Grey Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (formed by low-grade regional metamorphism of shale or mudstone)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Feldsphathic Igneous Rock
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (specifically Moss or Plume Agate nodding toward Agatized Wood)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony)
Banded Agate (River Stone)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Vuggy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Honey Calcite Geode Segment
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Limonite (with Goethite/Ironstone)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Slate with Red Sandstone Landscaping Rock
Foliated Pelitic Metamorphic Rock (Slate) and Ferruginous Sandstone
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz (Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite River Cobble
Meta-quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide staining)
Granite (Dioritic or Hornblende-rich)
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic to Intermediate Igneous Rock
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Milky/Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Sea Urchin (Echinoid)
Echinoidea (Class); commonly Clypeasteroida for sand dollar types
Limonite (often after Hematite or Goethite)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Jasper and Chert Conglomerate
Ferruginous Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss (with Quartz and Mica)
Gneiss
Rough Agate/Chert Nodules
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)