Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (with some aspects of mineral replacement) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brachiopod Fossil in Chert
Phylum Brachiopoda within Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tufa
Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)
Hypersthene
(Mg,Fe)SiO3 - Enstatite-Ferrosilite series
Quartz (Crystal/Druzy Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Microbial mat fossil in silicified sediment)
Sandstone
Arenite (a specific type of sandstone with less than 15% matrix)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Iron Ore / Ironstone Concretion
Mixture of iron oxide/hydroxide minerals, likely some combination of Hematite (Fe2O3), Goethite (α-FeOOH), and Limonite (a general term for hydrated iron oxides of variable composition) or potentially Bauxite (a mixture of aluminum hydroxides, often with iron oxides, (Al(OH)3) and FeO(OH)). The visual characteristics strongly suggest iron-rich material.
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Aquamarine with Sunstone
Aquamarine (Be3Al2Si6O18), Sunstone (Na,Ca)Al(Si,Al)Si2O8
Handaxe with Inlaid Fossil Echinoid
Flint / Chert (SiO2) containing a fossil Conulus albogalerus
Red Jasper (beads)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Tiger's Eye (Rough)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron inclusions)
Ruby
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Chert (Arrowhead or Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Nacre (Mother of Pearl)
Nacre (Biogenic Aragonite/Calcite composite, CaCO3)
Jasper, Agate, Quartz Mix (Polished Beads)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) for Quartz. Jasper and Agate are cryptocrystalline varieties of Quartz.
Jasper (likely Kambaba or Crocodile Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Greenstone
Greenschist (primarily composed of chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (mainly Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Greenstone with Quartz Veining
Epidiorite or Metabasalt with SiO2 (Quartz) veins
Tiger's Eye (Rough Slab)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Fe-containing inclusions)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Limonite (Iron Ore/Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Limonite (mixture of FeO(OH)·nH₂O minerals, mainly Goethite, FeO(OH) and Lepidocrocite, FeO(OH))
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))
Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Tiger's Eye (Blue-Gold transition)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (with inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)