Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary (silica rich mineral variety) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Moonstone
Adularia (orthoclase feldspar variety)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (a variety of Quartz, SiO2 with fuchsite inclusions)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Druzy on Matrix (likely Agate or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions
Travertine (Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Druzy Quartz on Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Milky Quartz Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Amethyst variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Desert Rose / Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Pink Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix
Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) with Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide with impurities (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Iolite (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Magnesium Aluminum Silicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or Oxidation)
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Iron Oxide Fe2O3 staining)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Chert / Flint Conglomerate
Silicified Sedimentary Breccia (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety)
Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartzite (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Agate (translucent pebble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Matrix
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone Chert/Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Sedimentary Sandstone / Orthoquartzite
Carnelian
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Dendritic Agate (specifically Orange/Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oxide Inclusions
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions of Iron (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz or Yellow Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Water-worn Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Translucent Chalcedony
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Green Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Ferric oxide (Fe2O3)
Chert (Jasper-rich)
Microcrystalline/Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)