Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (cryptocrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely with Quartz Veining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Wood Jasper
Siliceous sedimentary rock (variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Thunderegg (Ate Agate/Jasper Geode)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolite/Perlite matrix
Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper)
Rhyolite containing Fossilized Cyanobacteria (Stromatolite)
Geode (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale)
Laminated Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Shale
Shale (comprised mostly of clay minerals and quartz)
Greywacke (likely)
Greywacke (a type of sandstone)
Heliotrope (Bloodstone)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite (Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)
Sandstone concretion (Ironstone-stained)
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite staining (Silica-based with Iron Oxides)
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)
Jasper (specifically Yellow and Red Jasper/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a secondary sedimentary structure
Quartz Crystal
Quartz (SiO₂)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz Arenite)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite
Clear Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Quartzite (mainly SiO2)
Red Jasper (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Red Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Quartz Geode (Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-bearing Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Geode (Unopened)
Siliceous Concretion / Geode
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Yellow/Tan)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide staining)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Limestone with Quartz or Calcite Veining
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix with SiO2 or CaCO3 inclusions
Carnelian
Carnelian (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Quartz / Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with high iron oxide content)
Chalcedony
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide/Quartz)