Small pale mineral fragment
Unidentified; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Small pale mineral fragment
Unidentified; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar
Quartz Geode (partially formed/chalcedony with iron staining)
Quartz (SiO2) with Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) and likely Iron Oxides/Hydroxides
Bandit Heart Pebble (Quartz-Veined Sedimentary Rock)
Quartz-veined siltstone or sandstone
Orange calcite fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely iron-stained or orange-colored calcite
Quartz vein in Schist
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host
Milky Quartz / Rose Quartz fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Reddish-brown rounded pebble, likely iron-stained sandstone or chert
Probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂), possibly ferruginous chert; exact identification requires testing
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Milky quartz, chiefly silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar
Botryoidal chalcedony (possibly agate/geode material)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; commonly chalcedony with quartz-lined cavities and iron-oxide staining
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Puddingstone (Gowganda)
Jasper-clast Polymictic Conglomerate (Gowganda Formation)
Banded Chert (with Quartz Vein)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Quartz Veined Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Rock with Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz-rich pegmatitic rock, possibly rose quartz with mica
Granitic pegmatite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), with feldspar and mica
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone with embedded fossil cross-section
Tumbled jasper (likely ocean or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron oxides and dark accessory minerals
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (White/Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Beach Pebble (Basalt / Slate Pebble)
Rounded Fine-Grained Clastic / Igneous Rock Pebble
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO2) with sandstone or siltstone matrix
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pale green calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely crystalline limestone or calcite-rich material
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz with iron-oxide staining and dark matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with hematite/goethite and minor feldspar or mica
Quartzite River Rock (with Quartz Vein)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal Agate vein)
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Common River Pebbles and Stones
Mixed natural stream gravel / siliciclastic pebbles
Mica-bearing quartz rock (likely pegmatite)
Quartz–feldspar–mica pegmatite; dark mica is probably biotite, possibly muscovite or chlorite
Rounded gray-brown river cobble
Indeterminate lithology; possibly weathered quartzite, chert, or fine-grained sandstone
Calcite (or Alabaster, if truly carved)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pegmatitic mica-quartz-feldspar specimen
Granitic pegmatite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and muscovite/biotite mica
Puddingstone (specifically Michigan/Gowganda Puddingstone)
Quartzite Conglomerate (Gowganda Formation)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carved quartz skull, likely smoky quartz or gray chalcedony
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), quartz or microcrystalline quartz
Quartz Veined Rock (Likely Graywacke or Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) veins in Metasedimentary matrix