Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Quartz (SiO2) in Mafic or Sedimentary Matrix
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Chert Pebble/Nodule
Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline sedimentary form of quartz, SiO2)
River Jasper (Chert/Chalcedony mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and chlorite inclusions
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (often called Lake Superior Agate relative)
Rhyolite with Calcite/Quartz amygdules (SiO2 and secondary minerals)
Mookaite Jasper
Radiolarite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Sandstone with Magnetite and Iron Staining
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (contains Fe3O4 and Limonite/Hematite)
Sandstone (Greywacke/Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)
Jasper with Quartz inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode (River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Zebra Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with various impurities
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concretion with Quartz Veining
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 / SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or River Rock)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone (Chemical formula: primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential iron-oxide weathering)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Moss Agate and Druzy Quartz Carving
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
River Rock (River Cobbles)
Fluvial Conglomerate Clasts (primarily composed of various minerals such as Quartz, SiO2)
Jasper (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Red Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (with Quartz vein/coating)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Sandstone (with minor quartz and possible clay components)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominated)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Pebble (likely Sandstone or Granitic Pebble)
Clastic Sediment (or specific rock type, e.g., Arenite, Granitoid Pebble)
Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Sandstone
Quartz Sandstone (predominantly)
Granular Sandstone
Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)