Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Diorite (Spotted or Dalmatian Stone pattern)
Diorite
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)
Likely granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate; possibly foliated granitic gneiss
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone Flagstone
Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Iron-rich Sandstone)
Collection of Minerals and Ores
Various (e.g., Uraninite (U3O8), Carbon (C), Native Gold (Au), Hematite (Fe2O3), Galena (PbS), etc.)
Inukshuk Rock Sculpture (composed of Granite, Slate, and Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (Amethyst portion, SiO2) with mixed silicate rock assemblage
Quartz Boulder
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered chert or silicified limestone nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly replacing limestone; exact identification requires testing
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Microcrystalline/Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Quartz (various varieties)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Cobble (Sandstone)
Arenite / Quartz Sandstone
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2, or Silicon Dioxide)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite: quartz, feldspar, and mica; possibly weakly foliated gneiss
Quartz (Yellow/Citrine variety or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, Limestone)
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Sandstone (composed predominantly of SiO2 - Quartz)
Sandstone (Stream-rounded Cobble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2, Silica)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Gray Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Siltstone
Siltstone (primarily composed of quartz and clay minerals)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Chert (Arrowhead)
Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Granite / Diorite (Granitoid)
Granitoid rock (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Amphibole/Biotite)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Banded chert or silicified limestone nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly replacing carbonate fossils
Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony