Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Quartz sand bound by mineral cement)
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Browse sedimentary rock (specifically a concretion or possibly a geode) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Quartz sand bound by mineral cement)
Geode
Crystalline Quartz in Sedimentary Matrix (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic)
Concretion
Septarian Concretion (Clay-Ironstone Nodules)
Limonite Concretion
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Cannonball Concretion
Calcite-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Basalt
Basalt (composition of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Weathered iron-rich concretion or limonite/goethite nodule
Limonite (largely hydrated iron oxides; commonly goethite, FeO(OH), and hematite, Fe₂O₃)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geodic habit
Ironstone concretion (possibly limonite/goethite-bearing)
Limonite, a mixture of hydrated iron oxides, commonly including goethite (α-FeO(OH))
Ironstone concretion (possibly pyrite-bearing)
Iron-rich sedimentary concretion, likely composed of goethite/limonite with possible pyrite
Sandstone concretion
Arenite sedimentary rock (concretion/nodule)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Blue Celestine
Celestine (SrSO4)
Claystone Concretion
Septarian Concretion (Ironstone-rich)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Siliceous Geode (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Quartz sandstone with iron oxide cement)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Thunderegg (specifically a Jasper/Agate-filled Geode nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolitic Matrix
Concretion
Septarian or Siderite Concretion
Likely weathered iron-rich stone or concretion
Indeterminate; possibly ferruginous sandstone, ironstone, or a weathered sedimentary concretion
Dyed Blue Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Jasper (or possibly Agate/Chalcedony) beads
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Possible fossilized ammonite or concretion
Indeterminate fossil specimen; possibly an ammonoid mold/cast in iron-rich sedimentary rock
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Iron-rich rock, possibly limonite/goethite-bearing quartz or weathered ironstone
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O), commonly mixed with goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and quartz
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Geode (Quartz / Chalcedony Geode)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Likely iron-rich concretion or weathered rock pebble
Uncertain from the image; possibly an iron-oxide-cemented concretion (goethite/hematite)
Sandstone Concretion
Septarian Concretion (Nodule)
Sandstone (with Concretion)
Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone
Chert (or possibly Flint)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz geode
Quartz (SiO₂), likely a chalcedony-lined geode with drusy quartz crystals
Chalcedony geode or quartz-rich agate nodule
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with possible crystalline quartz druse
Quartz geode nodule (possibly chalcedony)
Silica, SiO₂; quartz or microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony)
Moqui Marble
Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Iron-rich rock, possibly limonite/goethite
Hydrated iron oxides/hydroxides, commonly limonite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O) with goethite (α-FeO(OH))
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Ironstone Concretion (Iron oxide Fe2O3 and FeO(OH))
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Siltstone variety)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted mineral fragments)