Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (specifically a concretion or possibly a geode) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule (Yellow Jasper variety)
Septarian Nodule (comprising Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Bentonite)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode Nodules / Chalcedony Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Amorphous to Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert Nodules or Concretion
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely water-worn gray pebble
Not identifiable to a specific rock from this image; possibly fine-grained basalt or another dark river-worn rock
Concretion (likely iron-rich sandstone or claystone concretion)
Diagenetic carbonate/iron-oxide concretion; exact mineralogy requires testing
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) within a Chalcedony and Limonite shell
Ironstone Concretion (Iron Nodule)
Hydrated Iron Oxide Concretion (predominantly Goethite, Α-FeO(OH), and Hematite, Fe2O3)
Druzy Quartz Geode (Oco or Moroccan variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz geode
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony) lining a cavity with crystalline SiO₂ quartz
Amethyst-bearing quartz
Quartz, SiO₂; purple variety colored mainly by iron-related defects
Crescent Pebble
Weathered Quartzite or Sandstone Fragment
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble / Boji Stone)
Sedimentary Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Fossiliferous limestone concretion
Calcite-rich limestone (primarily CaCO₃), possibly containing a fossil shell or coral fragment
Quartz-rich feldspathic rock, possibly granite or arkose
Granite-like aggregate of quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor iron oxides
Septarian Nodule or Concretion
Calcareous concretion with argillaceous and sideritic components
Weathered limestone or concrete-like calcareous rock
Limestone; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly containing dolomite and silicate impurities
White limestone, possibly chalky limestone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Weathered limestone or calcareous concretion
Predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly a fossil-rich limestone fragment
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))
Omarolluk
Omarolluk (Siliceous greywacke with hemispherical voids)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary host rock
Quartz-bearing geode or vuggy quartz specimen
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly with chalcedony and iron-oxide staining
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically Biotite Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Silicates)
Amethyst crystal cluster
Amethyst, purple variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Geode with Quartz/Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gabbro
Gabbro (mafic intrusive igneous rock)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble type)
Ironstone Concretion (Fe2O3 with SiO2 core)
Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary vugs
Quartz Geode / Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Agatized/Chalcedony variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)