Chert Breccia
Brecciated Chert (Sedimentary Rock)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert Breccia
Brecciated Chert (Sedimentary Rock)
Quartz-bearing iron-stained breccia
Brecciated quartz/quartzite with iron oxides, chiefly SiO₂ with hematite/goethite and possible feldspar or host-rock fragments
Conglomeratic sandstone or breccia
Lithic arkose / polymictic conglomeratic sandstone
Chert Conglomerate (or Breccia)
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (variety: Ferruginous Chert Breccia)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Conglomerate
Polymictic clast-supported conglomerate, likely ferruginous
Sedimentary Breccia
Clastic Breccia (CaCO3/SiO2 matrix)
Tumbled jasper pebble
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, commonly brecciated or iron-stained jasper (SiO₂)
Quartz Druzy in Brecciated Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Breccia
Chert Breccia
Brecciated Chert
Conglomerate (Asphaltic/Anthropogenic)
Clastic sedimentary rock / Bituminous mixture
Pebble or Cobble (likely composed of sandstone or conglomerate)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (specific name like sandstone, conglomerate, or breccia would require microscopic analysis of clast size and angularity)
Quartz-rich breccia or altered granite fragment
Polymineralic quartz–feldspar rock, likely hydrothermally altered granite/pegmatite
Terrazzo flooring containing marble aggregate
Marble (recrystallized calcite, CaCO₃) aggregate in cementitious terrazzo
Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (specifically, clastic sedimentary rock)
Polymict conglomerate with a projecting pebble
Conglomerate; clast-supported polymict conglomerate, dominated by quartz/feldspar and lithic fragments in a cemented matrix
Chert / Flint Conglomerate
Silicified Sedimentary Breccia (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Breccia with Iron Staining
Tectonic or Sedimentary Breccia (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Gowganda Tillite (Puddingstone)
Glacial Tillite (Diamictite) with Jasper inclusions
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Jasper Breccia
Brecciated Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Tumbled brown translucent stone, likely quartz/jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained chalcedony or jasper
Conglomerate (pebble-to-cobble gravel)
Polymictic conglomerate; clast-supported conglomerate in a sandy or silty matrix
Quartz-bearing iron-rich rock, possibly quartzite or hydrothermal breccia
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides, likely limonite/goethite; exact host rock is uncertain from the photograph
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Breccia/Rhyolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with matrix
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Asphalt Conglomerate
Artificial Bituminous Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Conglomerate
Quartz-veined Sandstone Pebble
Quartzite-veined Arenite
Rounded brown-gray stone, possibly weathered conglomerate or sandstone
Indeterminate clastic sedimentary rock; likely poorly cemented sandstone/conglomerate
Brecciated jasper/chalcedony (iron-stained silica)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Jasper and Quartz Breccia
Silica breccia (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble in Sandstone matrix
Quartz Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix)
Quartz-rich breccia or vein quartz with dark inclusions
Milky quartz (SiO₂), likely brecciated and cemented with iron oxides and dark mica/amphibole minerals
Breciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
Quartz-rich breccia or vein quartz with iron staining
Microcrystalline to crystalline SiO₂, likely quartz with iron oxides/hydroxides and altered host rock
Conglomerate
Polymictic Conglomerate
Ferruginous Breccia
Breccia with Iron-rich (Hematite/Goethite) Matrix
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions