Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite
Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock
Quartz
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Amethyst-bearing quartz cluster
Quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration from irradiation and trace iron
Chert (Light Variety)
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Puddingstone (Polished Pebble)
Conglomerate (Quartz-rich)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine minerals: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Small seashell fossil or shell fragment
Likely calcium-carbonate shell material, chiefly aragonite or calcite; exact species indeterminate
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Chert with Epidote and Jasper inclusions
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) inclusions
Jasper (or possibly Agate/Chalcedony) beads
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Chert / Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered Volcanic Rock (possibly Rhyolite or Andesite Pebble)
Volcanic rock (e.g., Rhyolite or Andesite, specific identification would require thin section analysis or chemical assay). Mineral composition: Primarily feldspars (orthoclase and/or plagioclase), quartz (in rhyolite), micas, amphiboles, and sometimes pyroxenes.
Zebra Jasper
Impure variety of Silica (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Possible weathered quartz-rich rock or iron-stained mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Dragon Blood Jasper
SiO2
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (Formula: SiO2 primary, with various cements)
Conglomerate with Quartzite Pebbles
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)
Brachiopod Fossil
Phylum Brachiopoda
Limonite (also known as Yellow Ochre or Brown Hematite)
Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcite-rich Bioclastic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper) Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Travertine
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Brown Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Psilomelane (Black Hematite varietal)
Barium Manganese Oxide (Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10
Clear quartz (likely quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Oolitic Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with oolitic texture
Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Rock (composed of Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Septarian Nodule Geode
Septarian concretions (composed of Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone)
Tumbled limestone or marble fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely marble; possibly compact limestone
Tumbled dark stone, likely basalt or basaltic rock
Fine-grained mafic igneous rock; commonly basalt, composed mainly of plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine
Soapstone
Steatite (composed primarily of Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Honey Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Dalmation Jasper (Dalmation Stone)
Perthitic feldspar-quartz-amphibole rock
Basalt
Basalt
Dolomite on Prehnite (Saddle-shaped Dolomite)
Dolomite [CaMg(CO3)2] on Prehnite [Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Vesicular Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (commonly Zeolites, Calcite, or Quartz)