Chalcedony or Chert/Jasper with secondary mineral staining
SiO2 (for chalcedony/quartz) with possible secondary copper minerals (e.g., CuSiO3·nH2O for chrysocolla, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 for malachite) or iron oxides/hydroxides.
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Browse sedimentary rock (specifically a concretion or possibly a geode) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chalcedony or Chert/Jasper with secondary mineral staining
SiO2 (for chalcedony/quartz) with possible secondary copper minerals (e.g., CuSiO3·nH2O for chrysocolla, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 for malachite) or iron oxides/hydroxides.
Geode (Unopened)
Siliceous Geode (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale (possibly)
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Geode or Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically a Worked Flint/Knapped Flake)
Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Druzy Quartz (part of a Geode)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Graywacke)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz, SiO2)
Pebble or Cobble (likely composed of sandstone or conglomerate)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (specific name like sandstone, conglomerate, or breccia would require microscopic analysis of clast size and angularity)
Limestone (specifically Travertine or Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble variety)
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone (with Concretion)
Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone
Red Jasper (possibly banded)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Green Druzy Quartz (Prasiolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Chlorite or Actinolite)
Basalt
Basalt (composition of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Quartz / Common Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Limestone (specifically Grainstone or Micrite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Fossil Coral
Coral Limestone (a type of biogenic sedimentary rock)
Quartz (possibly milky quartz)
Quartz (Silica; SiO₂)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Limonite Concretion
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone Geode (Ironstone Concretion)
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite matrix (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)
Unable to identify - Image contains non-geological items
Thunderegg (specifically a Jasper/Agate-filled Geode nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolitic Matrix
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite (or Alabaster, if truly carved)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Druzy Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Quartz crystals
Moqui Marble (Moqui Ball)
Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite cemented Sandstone)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Ironstone Concretion
Limonitic/Hematitic Concretion
Chalcedony Geode
Chalcedony (SiO2) within a geode structure