Chert (Arrowhead)
Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (specifically a clastic sedimentary rock formed into a cobble) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Arrowhead)
Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Breciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaCo3)
Yellow Chert (Gold-colored River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite staining
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Red Jasper (River Stone)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide inclusions)
Basalt with Mineral Vein (Cobble)
Basalt (with likely Quartz/Calcite vein)
Quartz Crystal (specifically a Double-Terminated variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Low Quartz
Basalt River Cobble
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Basalt with Vesicles
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
River Basalt (Cobble)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Fine-grained Basalt)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Dalmation Stone
Peralkaline Rock (mixed silicate minerals)
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement Bit)
Bitumen-bound aggregate (Petrochemical-bound composite)
Red Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Dalmation Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Rock (Microgranite/Aplite), SiO2 with inclusions of Arfvedsonite
Tiger's Iron
Pseudomorphic Quartz Aggregate (contains SiO2 with Fe2O3 and FeOOH)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with trace impurities of iron oxides)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Chalcedony / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Basalt (River Stone)
Mafic volcanic rock
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Shale
Laminated Mudstone
Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Belemnoit (Fossil)
Belemnoidea (Order), Rostrum / Guard
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt (Weathered/River worn)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Diabase (Dolerite) Cobble
Diabase / Dolerite
Iron-Stained Quartz (Riverside Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Goethite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)
Druzy Quartz on Matrix (likely Limestone or Sandstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various trace impurities
Desert Rose
Gypsum (variety Selenite) - CaSO4·2H2O