Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (specifically a chemical sedimentary rock, or a chert if considered purely mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper (or Dalmatian Stone)
Dalmatian Stone (A peralkaline felsite composed of feldspar, quartz, and sodic amphibole)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (complex metamorphic silicate rock)
Agate (Carnelian-Blue Agate mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey-like or Favosites)
Anthozoa (Fossilized Coral)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony); SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions of Iron (SiO2)
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Granite Gneiss
Granitic Gneiss
Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock) with silica or calcite cement
Gneiss with Quartz/Feldspar Vein
Quartz-Feldspathic Gneiss
Smoky Quartz and Biotite Schist
Quartz-Biotite Schist (SiO2 + K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (with vugs or solution cavities)
Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar with CaCO3 or SiO2 cement)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)
Laterite
Laterite (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock type)
Ocean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Quartz / Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (with formula approximately C10H16O)
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Goethite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)
Garnet-Mica Schist
Garnetiferous Porphyroblastic Schist
Red Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Quartz Geode (partially formed/chalcedony with iron staining)
Quartz (SiO2) with Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) and likely Iron Oxides/Hydroxides
Quartz River Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hag Stone (Sandstone with Boreholes)
Bored Sandstone (Sedimentary rock with lithophaga-style borings)
Breccia
Clastic Breccia (General mineral composition depends on fragments, often SiO2 or CaCO3)