Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion
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Browse sedimentary rock (specifically a concretion or possibly a geode) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode structure
Agate (Carnelian / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Weathered limestone or calcareous concretion
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; primarily CaCO₃
Quartz Druzy Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate
Quartz Geode (partially opened)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron staining
Likely quartz-rich gravel fragment (uncertain identification)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly mixed with feldspar or other light-colored minerals
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode in Sedimentary Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a limestone/dolostone host
Quartz Geode (partially filled/solid)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Hag Stone (Adder Stone / Geode-bearing Pebble)
Sedimentary Rock with Cavity (often Quartzite, Limestone, or Sandstone)
Iron-rich sandstone or weathered laterite
Ferruginous sandstone, composed mainly of quartz with iron-oxide cement (Fe₂O₃/FeOOH)
Dyed Blue Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate
Basalt (Greenstone)
Amygdaloidal Basalt / Chloritized Basalt
Basalt (Vesicular)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Ca, Na)(Mg, Fe, Al)(Si, Al)2O6 with (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Limestone (specifically Crushed Limestone/Calcictic)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Unidentified Rock
Unknown
Iron-Oxide Concretion (Moqui Marble)
Goethite/Hematite Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Fossil fish impression or partial fish fossil
Indeterminate fossilized fish; likely compressed vertebrate remains in sedimentary rock
Weathered iron-rich concretion or limonite-bearing rock
Limonite/goethite-rich concretion; limonite is an iron-oxide/hydroxide mixture, commonly dominated by goethite (FeO(OH))
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)
Jasper (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Polished blue-gray agate/geode slice (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, possibly with druzy quartz
Geode (Unopened)
Silica-lined Vug (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone
Limonite/goethite-rich iron oxide (hydrated FeO(OH)·nH₂O), possibly with hematite
Geode with Quartz and Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate Geode Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace elements
Omarolluk (Omar)
Siliceous greywacke with carbonate concretions
Small pale stone, likely quartzite or limestone fragment
Indeterminate; possible quartzite (mostly SiO₂) or calcitic limestone (CaCO₃)
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Limestone or Sandstone)
Agate Geode / Nodular Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Amethyst on Matrix
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with impurities of iron and irradiation
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Chert (SiO2)
Polished septarian nodule fragment
Septarian calcite–aragonite concretion in clay-rich limestone/mudstone
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz geode with iron-oxide matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with limonite/goethite and possibly calcite