Chert (with Iron Oxide / Jasperoid Layering)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (with Iron Oxide / Jasperoid Layering)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite or silicified sandstone
Quartz-dominant aggregate; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), but exact identification requires testing
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper)
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae within Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Banded Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock)
Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flint or chert pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert or flint
Baked-clay ceramic fragment (likely brick or pottery)
Fired clay, primarily aluminosilicate minerals; not a natural rock
Polished brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Chert with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Jasper (Quartz-rich aggregate)
Tumbled brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Conglomerate Pebble (with Chert / Quartz)
Sedimentary Conglomerate / Breccia Pebble
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Flint (chert), possibly worked
Microcrystalline quartz; SiO₂ (chalcedony/quartz aggregate)
Leopard Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Vein
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate (specifically a Yellow/Honey Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (and Limestone Pebbles)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Sedimentary Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered granite (likely granitic gneiss)
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and biotite/hornblende
Dalmatian jasper (likely orbicular rhyolite)
Silica-rich rhyolite, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; typically quartz, feldspar, and dark amphibole/biotite inclusions
Chert (Hagstone/Adder Stone)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Quartz Pebble / Quartzite Pebble
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Orange chert or jasper fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-bearing jasper
Chert (Polished/Worn)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (Banded Jasper / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Conglomerate (with Jasper pebble)
Conglomerate / Microcrystalline Quartz (Jasper)
Tumbled jasper or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and dark mineral inclusions
Agate (Polished Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone with Lichen and Iron Oxide Staining
Quartz Arenite / Sandstone
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)