Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite
Gold Ore (in Quartz/Sulfide matrix)
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Chert (variously known as Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Banded Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt with Scoria and potential Olivine/Pyroxene inclusions
Vesicular Basalt
Quartz (Double-Terminated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with possible Feldspar)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Fossiliferous Limestone (Shell Fragment)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt (fine-grained mafic igneous rock)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Dyed Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial colorants
Tumbled Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silica - SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite-stained Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2 > 69%)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock dominated by Quartz and K-Feldspar)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Sedimentum arenaceum
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Schist (containing mainly Muscovite and Quartz)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Travertine' or 'Mexican Onyx')
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Quartz Druze (on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond Drill Core (Greenschist and Quartzite)
Chlorite Schist / Meta-quartzite (Metamorphic Rock Core Sample)