Weathered quartz-bearing rock, possibly sandstone or quartzite
Provisional: quartzite (mostly SiO₂); could alternatively be iron-stained quartz sandstone
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Weathered quartz-bearing rock, possibly sandstone or quartzite
Provisional: quartzite (mostly SiO₂); could alternatively be iron-stained quartz sandstone
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock) with secondary Quartz (SiO2) intrusion
Brecciated Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Veined Quartzite / Vein-filled Sedimentary Rock
Siliciclastic rock with iron oxide-filled fractures
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Slate
Hydrothermal quartz vein traversing mafic host rock
Wishing Stone (Basalt/Metabasalt with Quartz-Feldspar Vein)
Veined Metabasalt / Veined Greywacke
Concrete rubble
Anthropogenic conglomerate
River Pebbles (Chert and Quartzite)
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silica-rich)
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone
Chert with Quartz Vein
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Macrocrystalline Quartz
Likely galena-bearing ore
Galena (PbS), possibly mixed with quartz or carbonate gangue
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (composed mostly of SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Breccia
Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Silica)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veins in metamorphic/igneous host rock
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Boxwork or Septarian Concretion
Septarian nodule / Boxwork weathering
Quartz Vein Rock
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Slate with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Mainly Quartz, Muscovite, Chlorite)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Mafic Volcanic Rock with SiO2 intrusion
Unknown Tumbled Stone
Unknown (Too Blurry)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with varying clasts)
Pea Gravel / River Gravel
Unconsolidated Clastic Sedimentary Aggregate
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly sandstone or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz sandstone (SiO₂-rich), possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Conglomerate (SiO2 based clasts in matrix)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed river-worn rock and mineral collection
Mostly quartz/quartzite, feldspar-bearing granitoid, chert, and mafic volcanic rocks; exact species vary by pebble
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2 dominant in clasts)
Veined Limestone (or Quartz-Veined Slate/Shale)
Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rock with Calcite/Quartz Veins
Quartz Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone
Epidote with Quartz Vein
Epidote-bearing metamorphic rock with quartz (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Greenish rock with white veins, possibly epidote or chlorite bearing rock with quartz/calcite veins
Altered mafic rock or Epidosite
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Igneous/Metamorphic Matrix
Orbicular jasper (picture jasper)
Silicified volcanic or sedimentary rock; chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide pigments
Quartzite with Quartz Vein
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert with Quartz Veins
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)