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Sedimentary Rock (Technically A Microcrystalline Quartz Mineral Aggregate)

Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

River Rock (Basalt/Greywacke pebbles) (Fluvial gravel primarily composed of Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt) or Lithic Sandstone (Greywacke)) — igneous and sedimentary

River Rock (Basalt/Greywacke pebbles)

Fluvial gravel primarily composed of Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt) or Lithic Sandstone (Greywacke)

igneous and sedimentary

Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal

Geode (Unopened) (Siliceous Concretion / Geode) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

Siliceous Concretion / Geode

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic Acid Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic Acid Igneous Rock)

Basalt with vesicles/amygdules (Basalt (containing volcanic glass and plagioclase)) — igneous

Basalt with vesicles/amygdules

Basalt (containing volcanic glass and plagioclase)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Tree Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite inclusions) — Mineral variant

Tree Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite inclusions

Mineral variant

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss

Chert (with Fossiliferous Silicification) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (with Fossiliferous Silicification)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Granite Pebble (Weathered) (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite Pebble (Weathered)

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Milky Quartz Pebble (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Basalt (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Quartz Pebble (likely Chalcedony or Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (likely Chalcedony or Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Brecciated Chert (Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization) — sedimentary

Brecciated Chert

Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)

Quartz (Clear / Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz (Clear / Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)

Sandstone (Micaceous) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Micaceous)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Grey River Pebble (Likely Quartz-rich or Limestone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (typically SiO2 or CaCO3 based)) — sedimentary

Grey River Pebble (Likely Quartz-rich or Limestone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (typically SiO2 or CaCO3 based)

Milky Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite) (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O) — mineral

Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite)

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O

Basalt (with possible weathering or secondary mineral crust) (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — Igneous

Basalt (with possible weathering or secondary mineral crust)

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Gneiss (with Quartz Vein) (Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of varying mineralogy)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss (with Quartz Vein)

Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of varying mineralogy)

Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image) (Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Travertine (Tufa) (Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)

Carnelian (Carnelian Agate) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - a variety of Chalcedony) — mineral

Carnelian (Carnelian Agate)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - a variety of Chalcedony

Chert (Flint Nodules) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (with Manganese or Iron inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper (with Manganese or Iron inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (and Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss