Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
River Rock (Greywacke/Sandstone)
Lithic Wacke
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (White/Gray variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Pietersite or Red Jasper (Ca2Al2Fe3+[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH))
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert (specifically Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (White/Light Tan)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Cherty Shale / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper-rich)
Microcrystalline/Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (composition of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz with fibrous inclusions of oxidized crocidolite)
Boxwork Siderite or Sepatarian Nodule Weathering
Siderite (FeCO3) with secondary mineralization or Boxwork Geode fragment
Chert (Tan/Grey)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Iron-stained Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Chert (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartzite with Quartz Vein
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Arenite (SiO2)
Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Herkimer Diamond (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Limonite Concretion
Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))