Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Chert (Black Chert/Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Septarian Concretion/Nodule)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2) with carbonate mineral veining
Sandstone (likely Siltstone variety)
Arenite / Siltstone (primary mineral SiO2)
River Pebble (Basalt)
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO₂ with Hematite Fe₂O₃ staining)
Jasper with Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Auriferous Quartz (Gold-bearing Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Elemental Gold (Au)
Granite or Pegmatite with Mica
Granitoid
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Slate
Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions
Jasper Breccia
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Brecciated Microcrystalline Quartz
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Sandstone (with cross-bedding)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper based on color)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Picture Jasper (specifically Biggs or Deschutes variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)
Sandstone (Grooved/Weathered)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Lithic fragments)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Granitic Gravel Piece
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock / SiO2 with Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony - SiO2)
Geode (Unbroken)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) usually as Microcrystalline Quartz or Chalcedony
Basalt with Quartz/Epidote Vein
Mafic volcanic rock (formula primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 and CaAl2Si2O8)
River Cobble (Quartzite and Iron-stained Quartz)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Ferruginous Quartzite (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)
Shale
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)
Chert (specifically Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite River Stone
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)