Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt with Lichen
Vesicular Basalt
Chert (with Quartz Vein)
Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, predominantly Microcrystalline Quartz SiO2)
Garnetiferous Pegmatite
Pegmatite with Almandine Garnet and Muscovite
Black Limestone with Calcite Veining
Bituminous Limestone (CaCO3 with Organic Carbon inclusions)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
Scoria (with Iron Oxidation)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Greenschist (containing Epidote and Quartz)
Greenschist (Epidote-Chlorite-Actinolite Schist)
Sandstone Pebble with Iron Staining
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 oxides)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO₂ with Hematite Fe₂O₃ staining)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2, often with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Copper-bearing Quartz (with Malachite and Iron Oxides)
Quartz (SiO2) with Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2) and Hematite/Limonite (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite (Dalmatian Stone)
Phaneritic Plutonic Diorite
Lepidolite Bracelet
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2) often in Quartz matrix
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline rhyolite
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode / Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Blue Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Beach Pebble
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, Chalcedony, or Opal)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (commonly Zeolite, Calcite, or Quartz)
Blue Lace Agate (Banded Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Coarse Sand Grain / Lithic Fragment
Clastic Sediment (Lithic fragment or Quartz/Feldspar grain)
Oolitic Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oolitic texture
Limonite/Hematite Ironstone
Goethite-rich Ironstone (FeO(OH) · nH2O)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Bauxite (Aluminum Ore)
Hydrated aluminum oxides, primarily Al(OH)3, AlO(OH)
Quartz Druzy Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-bearing Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-Oxide cement (primarily Fe2O3 • nH2O)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock) with silica or calcite cement