Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian (Flower Jasper variant)
Vitreous volcanic silicate with cristobalite inclusions
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite cement
Chert (and Flint variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
River Chalcedony / Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically Granite Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Geode (partially formed/chalcedony with iron staining)
Quartz (SiO2) with Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) and likely Iron Oxides/Hydroxides
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infillings
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of Iron Oxide
Chert (Red/Brown Variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Chert (and Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (River Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Jasper (specifically Red Jasper or Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Limestone (Weathered Aggregate)
Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Beach Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite (clastic/metamorphic subtype)
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (Onyx variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (varieties include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss (with Quartz-Feldspar vein)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock) containing Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8)
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Mafic Igneous Rock (SiO2 filling)
Pebble or Cobble (likely composed of sandstone or conglomerate)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (specific name like sandstone, conglomerate, or breccia would require microscopic analysis of clast size and angularity)