Diabase
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (specifically a concretion or possibly a geode) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Diabase
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Sandstone (with possibly iron oxides and other minerals)
Sandstone
Smoky Quartz and Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Veined Rock (Likely Graywacke or Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) veins in Metasedimentary matrix
Black Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Ca, Na)(Mg, Fe, Al)(Si, Al)2O6 with (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Limestone (specifically Dolomitic/Crystalline Limestone)
Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3 / CaMg(CO3)2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)
Celestine (or Celestite)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), specifically a variety of Quartz
Basalt (Vesicular)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ocean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druzy Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Bloodstone/Heliotrope or Dark Green Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartz Geode (River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Celestite (Celectine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Quartz Geode (with possible Manganese or Goethite coating)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Banded Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Basalt (Greenstone)
Amygdaloidal Basalt / Chloritized Basalt
Jasper with Quartz inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Stromatolite
Laminated biogenic sedimentary structure (formed by Cyanobacteria)
River Cobble (Basaltic/Andesitic)
Mafic Igneous Porphyritic Rock
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH) mixed with SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Quartz (Druzy on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 or CaCO3 cemented)
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Druzy Quartz (on Chalcedony/Agate base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite (possibly fine-grained variety or a related intermediate intrusive rock like a felsic gabbro or a dark granodiorite)
Diorite (Igneous rock, intrusive, intermediate composition)
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Limestone or Sandstone)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silica / Silicon Dioxide), SiO2