Quartz Pebble (Geode-like)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (silica rich mineral variety) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz Pebble (Geode-like)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz crystals on a Matrix base (Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (Crazy Lace/Mexican Agate Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2 variety)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Lake Superior Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified quartz arenite, arkose, graywacke, etc. depending on composition)
Chert (specifically tan/pink variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Brown Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gossanous Matrtix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxides (Limonite/Hematite)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide)
Quartz Crystal (specifically a small Clear Quartz point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement
Schist
Schist (various mineralogical compositions including mica, chlorite, talc, etc.)
Olivine (likely Peridot variety)
Olivine Mineral Group (specifically Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series); Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Silicic Plutonic Rock)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Hematite/Limonite cement)
Raw Emerald in Schist Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) in Mica Schist
Agate (Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Silica or Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fancy Jasper (Multicolor Agate/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Agate Geode
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (high iron oxide content)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)
Orbicular Granite (specifically Mustard or Yellow Tonalite/Granodiorite)
Orbicular Quartz Diorite / Tonalite
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay inclusions
Chert (with Quartz vein/coating)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)