Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly a conglomerate or coarse grained sandstone) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) with Quartz
Banded Iron Formation, often composed of alternating layers of hematite (Fe2O3) or magnetite (Fe3O4) and chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz or Chalcedony)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz (likely milky/gray variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Lignite (Brown Coal)
Humic Lignite (Carbonaceous sedimentary rock)
Marble (Carrara style)
Recrystallized Calcite-rich Metamorphic Rock (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
White Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ / Silicon Dioxide)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))
Copper-bearing Mica Schist
Mica Schist with Native Copper inclusions
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Schist (containing mainly Muscovite and Quartz)
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock
Slate
Slate (a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock). Mineral composition: Primarily composed of mica minerals (muscovite, chlorite, sericite) and quartz, with minor amounts of hematite, pyrite, and other accessory minerals.
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Jasper (Green variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert Pebble (Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Grey Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (formed by low-grade regional metamorphism of shale or mudstone)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 / K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Quartz (on matrix)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO₂)
Desert Rose (Gypsum Variety)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Bivalve Shell (Fossil or Contemporary)
Class Bivalvie (various genera and species of clams, cockles, etc.)
Clay (as a rock-forming material)
Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite/Biotite)
River/Stream Pebble
Clast / Detrital Grain / Rounded Sedimentary Particle (Compositionally variable, commonly Quartz, Feldspar, Chert, or other resistant rock fragments)
Wood Jasper
Siliceous sedimentary rock (variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Dolomite
Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Jasper River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Red Jasper (beads)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions