Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rhyolite
Rhyolite (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)
Granite
Granite (a phaneritic intrusive igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Pink Granite (Potassium-rich Granite)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, K2O)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich River Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Satin Spar (commercially called Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limestone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3 with SiO2 or CaCO3 intrusions)
Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Banded Agate (Pink Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Quartzite (Sugar Quartz)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz / Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Chalcedony/Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Host rock) with Quartz or Calcite amygdules
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz / Quartzite
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Red Chert/Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite (River-worn Cobble)
Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Carnelian (Banded Agate)
Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Gray/Blue Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Heliotrope (Bloodstone)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite (Fe2O3)
Granite Pebble (Salt and Pepper Granite)
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silica/Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (variant Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Granite (likely a river or beach pebble)
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock primarily composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Red Jasper (possibly Red Coral or dyed Howlite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Silicified Sandstone / Orthoquartzite with Liesegang rings
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions