Chert (Quartz Variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (secondary classification: cryptocrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz - SiO₂)
Turquoise (beads)
Turquoise; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Mother of Pearl and Onyx
Aragonite (Mother of Pearl) and Chalcedony (Onyx)
Jasper (specifically Yellow and Red Jasper/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite
Carnelian
Carnelian (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony - SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Green Quartz (including Prase or Aventurine variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (likely Actinolite or Chlorite)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Turritella Agate (Calligrapher Stone)
Silicified Elimia tenera (Chalcedony/Quartz)
Chert Nodule in Limestone
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2) and Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Basalt Pebble with Quartz Veining
Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)
Jasper
Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Quartz in Pegmatite Matrix
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) in Granitic Pegmatite
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Limonite
Limonite (FeOO·nH2O)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Zeolite/Quartz Infill
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Host: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 / CaAl2Si2O8; Infill: SiO2 or Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O)
Mookaite Jasper
Siliceous (chert) sedimentary rock, a form of Jasper
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Hematite
Hematite (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Limonite and Goethite
Limonite (hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide) and Goethite (α-FeO(OH))
Limonite-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide/Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide/Quartz)
Clear Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony with inclusions (Agate/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary amygdule minerals (likely Epidote or Chlorite)