Chert (Beach Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (microcrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Beach Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Siltstone or Mudstone
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethitic Sandstone
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Calcareous or Quartz-rich)
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Milky Quartz (Ferruginous variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Quartz (Clear/White)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite Sand (Decomposed Granite)
Grus / Quartz-Feldspar Detritus
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Slab)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Clear Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartzite (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz Geode (Oco or Moroccan variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Agate (Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Silica or Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone (Weathered)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tree Agate (or Moss Agate)
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Sandstone (Greywacke)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)
Granitic Sand
Detrital sediment (predominantly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Sandstone with Ironstone Banding
Clastic Sandstone (composed of Quartz with Hematite/Limonite bonding)
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary (Conglomerate)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz and/or feldspar)