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Sedimentary (Microcrystalline Quartz)

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

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and mineral inclusions

Blue Lace Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Blue Lace Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Yellow Jasper / Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Limonite inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper / Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Limonite inclusions

Oolitic Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with oolitic texture) — sedimentary

Oolitic Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with oolitic texture

Limestone (Fossiliferous) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Limestone (Fossiliferous)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone

Septarian Nodule Segment (Turtle Stone) (Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite or Calcite infill)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule Segment (Turtle Stone)

Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite or Calcite infill)

Red Jasper (River Polished Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) impurities) — sedimentary

Red Jasper (River Polished Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) impurities

Limestone (Micrite/Chalky variety) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Micrite/Chalky variety)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Limestone (Grey and White specimens) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Grey and White specimens)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Chert / Flint with Cortex (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint with Cortex

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities

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

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Iron Gossan (Limonite/Goethite) (Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O) from oxidation zones) — sedimentary

Iron Gossan (Limonite/Goethite)

Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O) from oxidation zones

Carnelian Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)

Chalcedony (Botryoidal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Botryoidal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Piddock bored rock (Boring Stone) (Ichnofossil-bearing Limestone or Mudstone (trace fossils by Pholadidae)) — sedimentary

Piddock bored rock (Boring Stone)

Ichnofossil-bearing Limestone or Mudstone (trace fossils by Pholadidae)

Massive Quartz with Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Massive Quartz with Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone) (Peralkaline rhyolite) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)

Peralkaline rhyolite

Red Jasper (possibly Petrified Wood) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary (secondary formation)

Red Jasper (possibly Petrified Wood)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

sedimentary (secondary formation)

Banded Carnelian Agate (Var. of Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Carnelian Agate

Var. of Chalcedony (SiO2)

Chert (Field-collected specimen) (Chert (Crystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field-collected specimen)

Chert (Crystalline Silica, SiO2)

Rough Quartz (likely Rose or Smoky variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rough Quartz (likely Rose or Smoky variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Iron-rich)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Iron-rich)

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Opal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Opal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Botryoidal Hematite (included in Quartz/Limonite matrix) (Fe2O3 (Hematite) on Quartz (SiO2) / Limonite) — mineral

Botryoidal Hematite (included in Quartz/Limonite matrix)

Fe2O3 (Hematite) on Quartz (SiO2) / Limonite

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Druze on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druze on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions), SiO2

Carnelian (Agate/Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian (Agate/Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Chalcedony (SiO2)

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

Yellow Agate / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Chert variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper (Chert variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Carnelian (Carnelian (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Carnelian Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Chalcedony (Common Opal/Chert variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Common Opal/Chert variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (or Flint) (Chert (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Sio2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Flint)

Chert (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Sio2)