Botryoidal Black Chalcedony Geode (Black Grape Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Botryoidal Black Chalcedony Geode (Black Grape Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Concretion or Geode (unbroken)
Varied (depending on mineral composition and cementing agent). For quartz-lined geodes, the scientific name of the dominant mineral would be Quartz (SiO2). For calcite-lined geodes, Calcite (CaCO3). Concretions are often composed of cryptocrystalline quartz (chert), calcite, or iron oxides.
Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cinnabar in Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz, SiO2) with Mercury Sulfide inclusions (Cinnabar, HgS)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartz (Gossan/Limonite-coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Cloudy Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt (Polished pebble)
Basalt (Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron
Quartz / Limestone Gravel
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) and CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
White Agate / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-Stained or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-oxide cement (composed of Quartz and Limonite/Hematite)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Quartzite (Ferruginous)
Quartzite (major component SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Agate (specifically a Blue Agate Geode Slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz); SiO2
Jasper Beach Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Macro-crystalline Quartz
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite (Water-worn Cobble)
Quartzite (Composition: 90%+ SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)
Red Jasper (Polished)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Granitic Quartz with Feldspar
Granite (composed primarily of SiO2 and KAlSi3O8)
Sandstone (Tumbled/River Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Botryoidal Quartz / Calcite Geode crust
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (High Silica / Iron Oxide)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Polymetamorphic Granitic Gneiss)