Quartz (Druzy or Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (specifically a concretion or possibly a geode) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Druzy or Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Quartz Geode with Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concretion
Septarian concretion (likely containing Calcite or Siderite)
Possible fossilized ammonite or concretion
Indeterminate fossil specimen; possibly an ammonoid mold/cast in iron-rich sedimentary rock
Veined Pebble (likely a Quartz-Veined Pebble)
Pebble with Mineral Vein (e.g., Quartz Vein in a Chert/Mudstone Pebble)
Chalcedony with Quartz Crystals
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion with Quartz
Limonite with Quartz (FeO(OH)·nH2O + SiO2)
Quartz Geode with Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode Form
Geode / Agate Nodule
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-rich weathered stone, possibly hematite-rich ironstone
Hematite/goethite-bearing ironstone; predominantly Fe₂O₃ and FeO(OH)
Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Chert / Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concretion
Siderite or Ironstone Concretion
Weathered quartz-rich stone, possibly chalcedony or calcite
Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Iron-rich weathered stone, possibly limonite/goethite
Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron oxides), commonly goethite (α-FeO(OH))
Septarian Nodule (Galt)
Calcareous concretion / Septarian concretion
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geodic habit
Concretion (Sandstone)
Sandstone Concretion
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concretion
Calcareous or ferruginous concretion
Concretion
Septarian Concretion (Clay-Ironstone Nodules)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Geode
Crystalline Quartz in Sedimentary Matrix (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary Clastic Rock)
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous host
Geode (Quartz / Chalcedony Geode)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Cannonball Concretion
Calcite-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Limonite Concretion
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Sandstone (Graywacke)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Concretion
Septarian or Siderite Concretion
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Limestone (specifically Travertine or Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Geode (Unopened)
Siliceous Geode (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Quartz sand bound by mineral cement)
Claystone Concretion
Septarian Concretion (Ironstone-rich)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)