Shale or Siltstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Variable mineral composition including quartz and clay minerals)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (cryptocrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Shale or Siltstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Variable mineral composition including quartz and clay minerals)
Granodiorite or Diorite
Granodiorite / Diorite
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or Oxidation)
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Iron Oxide Fe2O3 staining)
Chert (varietal known as Jasper or Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock with iron-rich cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)
Botryoidal Quartz / Calcite Geode crust
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 based with lithic fragments)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Jasper (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Graywacke (River Cobble)
Graywacke (Lithic Sandstone)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Red Jasper
Opaque microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (quartz-feldspar-biotite gneiss)
Greenschist (containing Epidote and Quartz)
Greenschist (Epidote-Chlorite-Actinolite Schist)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite), Formula: SiO2 (Quartz) + Fe2O3 (Hematite coating)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Schist (containing mainly Muscovite and Quartz)
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Mafic Igneous Rock (SiO2 filling)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz grains)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide based crypto-crystalline Quartz with Iron inclusions)
Shale (sub-type: Carbonaceous Shale)
Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock
Red Tiger's Eye beads
Tiger's Eye (variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)