Quartz-bearing gray rock, likely druzy quartz in host rock
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly in a chert, chalcedony, or fine-grained volcanic host
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Quartz-bearing gray rock, likely druzy quartz in host rock
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly in a chert, chalcedony, or fine-grained volcanic host
Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst)
Amethystine Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble variety)
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion
Ironstone concretion with iron-oxide/possibly hematite inclusions
Ferruginous sandstone or lateritic ironstone; inclusions likely hematite (Fe₂O₃) and/or goethite (FeO(OH))
Weathered limestone fragment, possibly fossiliferous
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from one image
Ironstone Concretion
Limonitic/Hematitic Concretion
Green Druzy Quartz (Prasiolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Chlorite or Actinolite)
Vuggy quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite or quartz geode
Microcrystalline to crystalline SiO₂ (quartz), likely quartzite with a small quartz-lined vug
Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone (Sedimentary rock, mostly SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite / Hematite-bearing Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite / Sandstone
Geode Nodule Fragment
Quartz / Chalcedony Nodule
Limestone (specifically Dolomitic Limestone)
Calcium Magnesium Carbonate (CaMg(CO3)2)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2 with mineral cement)
Botryoidal chalcedony (possibly quartz geode coating)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; botryoidal chalcedony
Limonite Concretion
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert Concretion
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone concretion (likely limonite/goethite-rich)
Iron-oxide-cemented sediment, commonly goethite (FeO(OH)) and/or limonite
Geode (Quartz / Chalcedony Geode)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartz / Chalcedony
Blue-gray flint (chert) fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called flint or chert
Geode (Unopened)
Crystalline Quartz or Chalcedony filled Geode (SiO2)
Omarolluk (Omar)
Siliceous greywacke concretion
Amethyst cluster
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)
Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss)
Gneiss (complex silicate composition)
Likely weathered limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (mostly CaCO₃), possibly dolomitic limestone
River Rocks and Pebbles
Mixed Silica-rich Sediments (SiO2 based)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Limonite Concretion
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Septarian Nodule Geode
Septarian concretions (composed of Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone)
Chert Concretion
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically Micaceous Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Ironstone Concretion
Ferruginous Concretion (Fe2O3·nH2O)
Ironstone Concretion
Ironstone (Limonite/Goethite/Hematite mixture)
Ironstone Concretion
Ferruginous Sandstone / Iron-rich Sedimentary Rock
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a concretionary structure
Agate (specifically Chalcedony/Banded Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Nodules (Iron Concretion)
Siderite or Hematite Concretion