Rock Identifier

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Sedimentary Rock (Possibly Conglomerate Or Breccia With A Quartz Vein)

Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Shale or Siltstone (Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Variable mineral composition including quartz and clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale or Siltstone

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Variable mineral composition including quartz and clay minerals)

Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with minor Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with minor Fe2O3)

Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite River Rock (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) with Quartz (Banded Iron Formation, often composed of alternating layers of hematite (Fe2O3) or magnetite (Fe3O4) and chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) with Quartz

Banded Iron Formation, often composed of alternating layers of hematite (Fe2O3) or magnetite (Fe3O4) and chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe-rich)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe-rich)

Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Clear Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal)

Sandstone (Weathered Cobble) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered Cobble)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock) (Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone) (Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3)

Arsenopyrite in Quartz/Host Rock (Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)) — mineral

Arsenopyrite in Quartz/Host Rock

Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (with Calcite Veining) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (with Calcite Veining)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz Crystal Fragment (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Fragment

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities

Milky Quartz (Ferruginous variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (Ferruginous variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Chert Nodule with Cortex) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert Nodule with Cortex)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silica mineral, SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silica mineral, SiO2)

Red Moss Agate (Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Moss Agate (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)

Sandstone (Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Chert (White/Light Tan) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (White/Light Tan)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Druzy Quartz (on Quartzite or Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzy Quartz (on Quartzite or Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert with Iron Oxide Staining (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite staining) — sedimentary

Chert with Iron Oxide Staining

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite staining

Chalcedony (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Chalcedony

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony - SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony - SiO2)

Sandstone Concretion (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)

Amethyst (Druze) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Druze)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities