Chalcedony (Common Opal variant or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chalcedony (Common Opal variant or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (variety of Quartz - SiO2)
Quartz-Veined Mudstone
Argillaceous Mudstone with Quartz Veining
Sandstone with Secondary Mineral Encrustation
Arenite with Silica/Calcite deposits (SiO2 or CaCO3)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote-containing Quartz and Chlorite (SiO2 + (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)))
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Perthite)
Jasper Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Siliceous Geode (SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Silica Concretion / Geode (Formula: SiO2 for quartz internal contents)
Chert (Septarian or Nodular variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Druzy Agate (specifically Black Druzy Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities; typically a form of Chalcedony/Microcrystalline Quartz
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Feldsphathic Igneous Rock
Dendritic Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Chert/Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Microcrystalline Silica/Siltstone matrix
Dendritic Agate (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese or Iron oxide inclusions
Chert (varietal: Flint Pitted Pebble)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Veined Limestone (Micrite) with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicate or Carbonate inclusions
Milky Quartz in Conglomerate Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Zebra Jasper
Tetragonal Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with impurities
Amethyst Sage Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals (Manganese/Iron oxides)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Imperial Jasper style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veins
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Quartz variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Bumblebee Jasper
Calcite-bearing Volcanic Tuff containing Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)
Travertine
Travertine (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Manganese inclusions
Chert (potentially Flint or Mudstone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony (variations like Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂ - microcrystalline quartz)
Chert (with Quartz Vein)
Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, predominantly Microcrystalline Quartz SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (with Quartz Veining)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Crazy Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and aluminum inclusions
Chert with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Chert with Brachiopod Impression
Chert (SiO2) containing Brachiopoda fossil remains