Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varieties include Flint or Jasper)
Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz; SiO₂)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ / Silicon Dioxide)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Red Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Hematite Fe2O3 staining)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementing agent)
Red Jasper (Plum or Brick variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions (Hematite)
Chert (Jasper variety) with Iron Oxide staining
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite impurities
Red Sandstone
Arenite (ferruginous sandstone)
River Cobble (Salt and Pepper Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Honey Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Agate (specifically, a slice of a Blue Lace or Chalcedony Agate nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Metamorphic Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)
Amethyst Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Jasper/Flint variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Clear fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Quartz (likely Rose or Smoky variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Carnelian-Blue Agate mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Rough Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (from German Gneis, related to 'spark')
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Common Opal with Host Rock
Opal (Hydrated silica, SiO2·nH2O)
Septarian Nodule (Galt)
Calcareous concretion / Septarian concretion
Quartz (Milky Quartz pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale
Black River Stone (Chert or Basalt Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Mafic Igneous Rock
Dalmatian Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite (formerly believed to be Jasper)