Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (silica-rich intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous/Banded)
Clastic Terrigenous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone
Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)
Garnet Schist or Garnet-bearing Quartzite
Metamorphic rock containing Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (Siliciclastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone with Foliose Lichen
Arenite (Rock matrix) with Xanthoparmelia or Flavoparmelia (Lichen genus)
Chert (often called Flint for dark variants)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential mineral inclusions)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Limestone Breccia
Sedimentary Breccia (Calcareous)
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite
Granite (phaneritic intrusive igneous rock consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Green Quartzite (Aventurine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Inclusions
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 / CaCO3 inclusions)
Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) / Goethite
Green Aventurine (Green Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartzite Pebble (with Iron Staining)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Chert (varietal name for microcrystalline quartz). Chemical formula: SiO₂
Banded Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
River/Stream Pebble
Clast / Detrital Grain / Rounded Sedimentary Particle (Compositionally variable, commonly Quartz, Feldspar, Chert, or other resistant rock fragments)
Granite Cobble
Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granitic)
Quartz with Chalcedony
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Bumblebee Jasper
Calcite with Arsenic and Manganese oxides (technically a volcanic rock)
Quartz Druze on Matrix (Geode Fragment)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (principally Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (K-Feldspar + Quartz + Plagioclase)
Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (Mineral composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Amphibole/Biotite)
Dragon Vein Agate
Chalcedony (Quartz) - SiO2