Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
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Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline context of Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed primarily of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a common rock name, not a single mineral species, composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide with crocidolite fibers (SiO2 with chrysotile amphibole inclusions)
Hag Stone
Porous sedimentary rock (typically Flint, Chert, or Sandstone) with naturally occurring holes
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony - SiO2)
Agate (specifically Waterline or Onyx-type Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Banded Jasper (Carnelian Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide inclusions)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine), CaAl2Si2O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar), and Pyroxene
Orange Quartzite / Quartz River Siltstone
Quartzite (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Composition typically contains Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or Biotite: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 along with Quartz and Feldspar)
Sedimentary Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Jasper River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (Red Agate/Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Ironstone (Limonitic Concretion)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Goethite and Hematite inclusions
Jasper (Red and Tan Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Basalt with Quartz/Zeolite Inclusions
Porphyritic Basalt (SiO2 with Aluminosilicates)
Quartz (Microcrystalline/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Quartzite / River Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (Beach Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Chalcedony
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polychrome Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (White Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shale
Fissile mudstone (primarily clay minerals and silt-sized quartz)
Agate (Moss or Banded Agate variety)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Jasper (Green)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Yellow Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2)