Orange Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Orange Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Wishing Stone (Graywacke with Quartz Vein)
Graywacke (immature sandstone) with a SiO2 (Quartz) intrusion
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Chert (often called Flint or River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale
Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)
Banded Chert (with Quartz Vein)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Grainy Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 or CaCO3 inclusions)
Quartz (Milky/Bull Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Chert Geode)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt containing Zeolite and Calcite inclusions
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (specifically Banded Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass; SiO2 content > 70%)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Chert (Tan/Brown variety)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow/Tan variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (White-Grey variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Chert (mostly SiO2 / Silicon Dioxide)
Yellow Jasper
Tectosilicates (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Common Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Arkosic Sandstone
Arkose (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Quartz / Vein Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Geode / Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Banded Chert or Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Breccia/Rhyolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with matrix