Sandstone (Micaceous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Petrified Wood
Fossilized wood / Silicified wood
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst (Quartz)
Amethyst (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Chert (varietal Chalcedony or Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (likely macrocrystalline variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Gneiss (with Quartz and Biotite Mica)
Gneiss
Quartz Crystal (specifically Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmation Jasper)
Aplite with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Hag Stone (Banded Chert or Limestone with Borehole)
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert) or Calciferous Siltstone (CaCO3/SiO2)
Red Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Quartzite / Tumble-Polished Quartz
Quartzite (SiO2)
Shale
Mudstone (composed primarily of clay minerals like kaolinite, illite, and smectite, with quartz and calcite)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (Formula: SiO2 primary, with various cements)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate Slices and Clear Quartz Points
Agate (SiO2 Chalcedony) and Clear Quartz (SiO2 Crystalline)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Rough Quartz (with potential Host Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically Micaceous Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Pebble (with Manganese dendrites/staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide impurities
Chalcedony (Grey/White Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Bumblebee Jasper
Volcanic Tuff (mixture of Quartz, Sulfur, Hematite, and Orpiment)
Red Quartz (Carnelian/Red Jasper Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
River Stone (River Pebble)
Stream-rounded clast (likely Quartzite or Siltstone)
Quartz Geode (Unbroken)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)