Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (after Pyrite Pseudomorph)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide Mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with trace elements of titanium, iron, or manganese
Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Granite
Granite
River Pebble (Quartz-rich)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Serpentinite (often called Jade or Nephrite substitute)
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).
Amethyst (Rough Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Picasso Stone
Metamorphosed Calcium Carbonate (Limestone)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Red Sandstone (Siltstone/Mudstone variety)
Ferruginous Sandstone (composed primarily of Quartz with Hematite cementation)
Chalk
Calcareous Ooze (composed primarily of coccoliths)
Jasper
Jasper (Silica/Quartz) - SiO2
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Jasper (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Green Jasper (with Quartz veining)
Jasper (Silica-rich microcrystalline variety of Quartz), formula: SiO2
Red Siltstone (or Red Shale)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Composition: primarily Quartz, Clay minerals, and Hematite Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Greywacke)
Arenite / Wacke (Mainly SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Bumblebee Jasper
Fossiliferous Volcanic Rock (composed of Calcium Carbonate, Manganese Oxides, and Arsenic Sulfides)
Quartz Druzy Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Crystalline Variety
Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Chert Pebble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine-group minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; chemical formula varies but generally Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Red Jasper (possibly Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Sandstone (likely Iron-rich or Arkosic)
Arenite (SiO2 with FeO(OH) or Fe2O3 staining)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)