Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety with inclusion)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety with inclusion)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)
Sandstone (Graywacke type)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Granitic Quartz with Feldspar
Granite (composed primarily of SiO2 and KAlSi3O8)
Chakra Stone Tower (Composite Multi-Mineral)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide composite (SiO2) with various inclusions
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Dalmatian Stone (often misnamed Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (with hornblende/arfvedsonite inclusions)
Brown Jasper
Jasper (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Moqui Marble (Concretion)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite-cemented Sandstone)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals like lizardite, antigorite, and chrysotile)
Sandstone (with potential mineral staining/concretions)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Goethite (Iron Ore)
Goethite (FeO(OH))
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Chert (specifically Yellow/Brown Chert or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic rock)
Quartz Vein in River Siltstone
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix
Basalt (River Pebble)
Basalt
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (subclass)
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Fluorite (often referred to as Rainbow Fluorite)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, and chlorite)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary Clastic Rock)
Gneiss (with Quartzite and Biotite)
Gneiss containing SiO2 (Quartz), K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 (Biotite), and (K,Na,Ca)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)
Chert / Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Garnet Schist or Garnet-bearing Quartzite
Metamorphic rock containing Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Ventifact
Eolian Ventifact (often composed of basalt, chert, or quartzite)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 with Hematite or Copper inclusions