Chalcedony on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary or igneous (host environment) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chalcedony on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone with Ironstone Concretion
Arenite with Hematite/Goethite nodules (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Native Copper in Basalt
Cuprum (with Host Basalt)
Quartz Druze on Matrix (Geode Fragment)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary concretion
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Pyrite on Limestone
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
Quartz Vein in Sandstone
Quartz (SiO2) in Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment)
Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale
Limestone (Brecciated/Recrystallized)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Hag Stone
Naturally holed stone (typically sedimentary rock such as flint, limestone, or sandstone)
Pyritic Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss with Pyrite inclusions
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chrome Diopside
Magnesium Calcium Silicate (MgCaSi2O6) containing Chromium impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Limestone (Grey and White specimens)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Veined Limestone (Micrite) with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicate or Carbonate inclusions
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Jasper or Agate pendant
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various iron-oxide inclusions
Vuggy Quartz on Matrix
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rock Crystal Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) inclusion
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Ruby
Corundum (Aluminium Oxide with Chromium impurities, Al2O3:Cr)
Chert (White Chert or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ruby (Pink to Red Corundum)
Al2O3 (Corundum with Chromium impurities)
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Septarian Nodules / Weathered Silex)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic arenite (contains (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
K2 Jasper (K2 Granite)
Azurite in Granite (Al2Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 in NaAlSi3O8)
Druzy Quartz on Ironstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Limonitic Ironstone
Gneiss (with Mica and Quartz)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Chert (Flint nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Chalcedony in Host Rock
Chalcedony (SiO2)