Veined Pebble (Septarian or Quartz-Veined Chert/Basalt)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) veins in matrix
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Veined Pebble (Septarian or Quartz-Veined Chert/Basalt)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) veins in matrix
Jasper Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically a weathered Chert nodule or fragment)
Chert; Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Chert (Siliceous rock composed of microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Beach Pebble (Quartzite / Sandstone)
Quartz-rich sedimentary or metamorphic rock pebble
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chalcedony / Quartz Nodule (Agate Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode (likely within Limestone or Dolomite matrix)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Polished dendritic agate or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Chert with Quartz Vein
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Macrocrystalline Quartz
River Stones (Quartzite and Sandstone)
Quartzite / Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominant)
Moss Agate Sphere
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Sandstone with Quartz Vein
Arenite with Quartz (SiO2) Infilling
Blue Chalcedony (likely dyed Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Gravel and Sand Aggregate
Unconsolidated Clastic Sediment
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Limonite/Goethite inclusions (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Yellow or River Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished chalcedony with iron-oxide cap (probable carnelian/agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with hematite/goethite inclusions
Polished/tumbled brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Chert Nodule / Ironstone Concretion
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides
River Pebble (Quartz/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Small pale stone, likely quartzite or limestone fragment
Indeterminate; possible quartzite (mostly SiO₂) or calcitic limestone (CaCO₃)
Dendritic Chert
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese Oxide Inclusions (SiO2 + MnO2)
Banded Pebble (Metamorphic Slate or Gneiss with Quartz Veining)
Metamorphic Rock with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite
Tumbled cream-colored stone, possibly quartz or calcite
Indeterminate from photograph; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Quartz Sandstone
Quartz Arenite
Common Opal with Host Rock
Opal (Hydrated silica, SiO2·nH2O)
Jasper-rich breccia (likely iron-stained jasper)
Silicified breccia composed mainly of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with hematite/goethite and possibly iron-rich clay minerals
Jasper with Quartz Druzy
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Grape Agate (Amethystine Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (Nodule/Pebble)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper
Dalmatian Stone (comprised of Feldspar, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite)
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or common jasper)
Jasper, opaque microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone
Beach Pebbles and Quartz Aggregates
Quartz / Calcite Beach Pebbles (SiO2 / CaCO3)