Chert (Green variety)
Microcrystalline Opaline/Quartz (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Green variety)
Microcrystalline Opaline/Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (with Limestone matrix)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granatic Pegmatite
Pegmatitic Granite
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Banded Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (SiO2)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Mafic Volcanic Scoria
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granitic Pegmatite (River Rock specimen)
Granite / Pegmatite (composed of SiO2, KAlSi3O8, and NaAlSi3O8)
Chert (varieties include Flint or Jasper)
Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz; SiO₂)
Unakite
Unakite (altered granitic rock)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (calc-alkaline phaneritic igneous rock)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite and Quartz inclusions
Snowflake Obsidian (or similar porphyritic volcanic rock)
Obsidian with Spherulites (if glassy), or Porphyritic Rhyolite/Andesite (if crystalline groundmass)
Granitic Pegmatite
Pegmatite (Quartz: SiO2, Feldspar: KAlSi3O8, Mica: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur).
Galena (PbS)
Unakite (Tumbled)
Epidotized Granite
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Shale with Siltstone layering
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Mudstone/Shale)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Coquina
Coquina (Biogenic Limestone / CaCO3)
General Rock and Mineral Collection (Center: Angelite / Blue Anhydrite)
Anhydrite (Calcium Sulfate, CaSO4)
Sandstone (Banded Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (composed of alternate layers of orthoclase and albite), (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Vesicular Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed of Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Fossilized Shark Tooth in Matrix
Otodus sp. (likely Otodus obliquus)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ironstone (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble type)
Ferruginous Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz