Chalcedony
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (specifically a concretion or possibly a geode) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chalcedony
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Dark ironstone concretion (probable)
Iron-oxide-rich sedimentary concretion, likely hematite/goethite cementing sand or clay
Small translucent mineral fragment, possibly calcite or quartz
Probable calcite (CaCO₃) or quartz (SiO₂); image resolution prevents confident separation
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock)
Weathered limestone or calcareous concretion
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), commonly calcite
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil Coral
Hexagonaria or Rugose Coral (Fossilized Calcium Carbonate / Silica)
Quartz Druze
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH) mixed with SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite Concretion
Ironstone Concretion / Hematite Nodules
Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (primarily Hematite Fe2O3 and Goethite FeO(OH))
Dark gray fine-grained rock fragment
Likely basalt (possibly andesite); exact identification is limited by the photograph
Quartz geode fragment
Microcrystalline and crystalline silica, SiO₂; likely quartz-lined chalcedony geode
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Concrete or artificial stone core sample
Artificial conglomerate
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Bentonite)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Basalt River Pebble
Aphanitic Mafic Basalt
Amethyst cluster
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)
Weathered iron-rich concretion or ironstone nodule
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion (FeO(OH), Fe₂O₃, and hydrated iron oxides)
Chert (Flint) River Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3, CaMg(CO3)2, SiO2)
Agate (specifically, likely a geode slice or nodule)
Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, with chemical formula SiO2)
K2 Jasper (K2 Granite)
Azurite in Granite (Biotite Granite with Azurite inclusions)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silica/Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron inclusions)
Ironstone Concretion
Ferruginous Siltstone/Ironstone (Fe2O3)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Goethite Concretion
Sandstone (with ripple marks)
Arenite / Quartz Sandstone
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Basalt
Basalt
Wishing Stone (Basalt/Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite vein)
Carbonaceous Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein
Druzy Quartz Geode (with Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered sandstone or arkosic sandstone
Clastic sandstone, likely quartz–feldspar-rich (arkose)
Amethyst (specifically Chevron Amethyst or Dream Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz