Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (specifically a concretion or possibly a geode) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)
Agate Geode (Unopened)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Chalcedony
Quartz (Druzy or Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich stone, possibly fossiliferous limestone
Indeterminate; likely calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃) or weathered quartz-bearing rock
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or igneous host
Geode / Agate Nodule
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered chert or silicified limestone nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly replacing limestone; exact identification requires testing
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion with Quartz
Limonite with Quartz (FeO(OH)·nH2O + SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Concretion
Septarian concretion (likely containing Calcite or Siderite)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary Clastic Rock)
Chalcedony with Quartz Crystals
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded iron-rich pebble, possibly weathered laterite or ironstone
Ironstone/lateritic ferricrete; predominantly goethite–hematite with clay and quartz impurities
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Iron-rich rock or Concretion
Ironstone or Limonite concretion
White quartz geode
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely a druzy quartz geode
Sandstone (Graywacke)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Quartz Geode with Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Concretion
Siderite or Ironstone Concretion
Septarian Nodule (Galt)
Calcareous concretion / Septarian concretion
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moqui Marble
Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite layered over Sandstone)
Limestone (specifically Travertine or Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz-rich geode or vuggy quartz rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with minor iron oxides and possibly calcite or feldspar
Weathered volcanic rock, likely altered basalt/andesite
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; possible chlorite–calcite alteration
Concretion (Sandstone)
Sandstone Concretion
Limonite Geode (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite [FeO(OH)·nH2O] with possible Quartz or Calcite interior
Quartz Geode with Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode Form
Sandstone
Arenite (specifically sublithic or quartz arenite)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Geode (Ironstone Concretion)
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite matrix (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)
Limestone (specifically Grainstone or Micrite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Weathered limestone or calcitic fossil/reef fragment
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous limestone
Concretion
Calcareous or ferruginous concretion
Milky Quartz Geode or Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)