Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (processed mineral product) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Green/Yellow Siltstone variant)
Arenite or Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with mineral staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (a fossilized organic resin)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of quartz and feldspar)
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Quartz with Rutile)
Mica-rich Schist fragment
Mica Schist
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3 with Carotenoid pigments)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharodon carcharias (fossilized) / Hydroxyapatite permineralized with silica or iron
Quartz Vein in Gneiss or Basalt
Milky Quartz (SiO2) within Metamorphic Host Rock
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Pet Rock)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential trace fossils)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Geode (Unbroken)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) usually as Microcrystalline Quartz or Chalcedony
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (with potential Quartzite characteristics)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert / Flint Nodules in Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chalcedony in Limestone Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with impurities), SiO2
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-bearing Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)
Zoisite – Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with inclusions of Ruby (Al2O3:Cr)
Fossilized Crab Carapace (Concretion)
Decapoda (fossil), typically preserved in calcite or siderite concretion
Picture Jasper
Silicified sedimentary or volcanic rock (primarily SiO2)
Red Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Hematite Fe2O3 staining)
Quartz Geode (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Chalcedony (Common Opal variant or Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)