Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Sio2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Ferruginous Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble (Beach Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (Yellow/Tan Quartz Cobble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque microcrystalline quartz
White Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone
White Agate (Chalcedony)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Banded Agate (Dyed Purple)
Agate (Variety of Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (quartz-feldspar-biotite metamorphic rock)
Dyed and Metallic Coated Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with titanium/gold vapor deposition coating
Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood)
Silicified Wood / Chalcedony (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaCo3)
Fire Agate (Crackle Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clay (as a rock-forming material)
Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Red Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5) with Red Dye
Granite
Intrusive Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Granite
Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Chert / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)