Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Conglomerate with Quartzite Pebbles
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)
Rough amber-colored quartz or calcite fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Chert / Flint Nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Basanite / Jasperoid)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by hematite/goethite
Snowflake Obsidian
Hydrated Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst or Smoky Quartz Geode Slice
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Tumbled quartz-rich rock, possibly calcite or sandstone
Indeterminate from photograph; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Bumblebee Jasper
Carbonate-rich volcanic sediment with arsenic and sulfur inclusions
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Siliceous Mudstone variant)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Mookaite Jasper
Radiolarite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper-Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow-brown chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chert/jasper
Polished red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Polished snowflake obsidian
Obsidian, volcanic glass (SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition) with cristobalite spherulites
Chalcedony (possibly lavender or gray agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; fibrous quartz aggregate
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Tan/Yellow variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
River Cobble (Phyllite or Quartzite)
Metasedimentary Rock (often containing SiO2 or KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode / Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper / Quartz pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe)
Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Geode / Chalcedony Nodule
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Jasper and Quartz Breccia
Silicified Breccia / Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)