Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO ₂)
Carnelian (Polished Agate/Jasper)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Microcrystalline Quartz)
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granitoid Gneiss with Feldspar Vein
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Green Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Brecciated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide cement
Polished agate or jasper cabochon
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂, possibly iron-rich jasper inclusions
Basalt with Quartz/Epidote Vein
Mafic volcanic rock (formula primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 and CaAl2Si2O8)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed River Pebbles
Clastic Sedimentary Alluvial Deposit / Polymictic Conglomerate Clasts
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely weathered limestone or calcite-rich stone
Limestone, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly calcite
Quartz River Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper (iron-rich chalcedony), possibly brecciated
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides/hydroxides
Red Jasper (or Ironstone/Jasper Conglomerate)
Microcrystalline Quartz with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Light-colored granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica, possibly with gneissic fabric
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite (mostly microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), possibly mica-bearing
Smoky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Mixed pebble collection, including likely flint, quartzite, and fossil material
Varied silicate rocks; visible specimen may include chert (microcrystalline SiO₂), quartzite, and a possible fossil
Red Quartzite / Metasandstone River Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with hematite inclusions)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Sedimentary rock containing Indeterminate Fossil remains (likely Crinoid stem or Bryozoan fragment)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Polished/tumbled metallic sulfide specimen, likely pyrite
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly mixed with chalcopyrite or other sulfides
Raw greenish-blue quartz-bearing mineral specimen
Likely fluorite or chalcedony/quartz; exact identification requires hardness and crystal tests
Weathered limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous
Porphyritic Basalt (with Amygdales)
Amygdaloidal Porphyritic Basalt
Weathered limestone or calcitic fossil/reef fragment
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous limestone
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lichen-covered graywacke or granitic glacial cobble
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar–mica rock, possibly weathered granite or granodiorite
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)