Chalcedony (Common Opal/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (with some aspects of mineral replacement) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chalcedony (Common Opal/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Quartz and Feldspar
NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Tiger's Eye
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Goethite/Limonite)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Ferruginous Quartz on Ironstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)
Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Flexicalymene Trilobite Fossil
Flexicalymene meeki (Order Phacopida, Family Calymenidae)
Chert (often referred to as 'Jasper' when red)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2
Fluorite in Matrix
Fluorite (CaF2) within a host rock matrix
Quartz (likely a weathered/tumbled piece)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Specular Hematite and Magnetite Ore
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3 and Fe3O4)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with Iron Oxide staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite/Wacke
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Grit)
Clastic Sedimentary (Ironstone-rich Sandstone)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Ammonite Fossil in Limestone Matrix
Ammonoidea (subclass) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert / Flint (with Crinoid Stem Molds)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically Pink Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Cretaceous to Neogene)
Elasmobranchii dental fossil (likely Squalicorax or similar species)
Travertine (Tufa)
Chemical Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Chert (Nodule / Geode fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Limonite
Hydrous Iron Oxide (often Goethite FeO(OH), Lepidocrocite γ-FeO(OH), and other amorphous iron oxyhydroxides)
Banded Chert
Chert (a microcrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2 with minor impurities)
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)