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Sedimentary Rock (Technically A Microcrystalline Quartz Mineral Aggregate)

Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Chert (varieties: Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties: Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Pink Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Pink Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Basanite variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Basanite variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Basanite / Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Basanite / Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically River Stone / Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically River Stone / Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow or Brown Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow or Brown Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Novaculite Variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Novaculite Variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chert Nodule) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert Nodule)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Beach Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Beach Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agate/Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead/Tool Grade) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead/Tool Grade)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained River Cobble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained River Cobble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

River Pebble (Gneiss or Quartzite variant) (Course-grained Metamorphic Rock (likely SiO2 dominant)) — metamorphic

River Pebble (Gneiss or Quartzite variant)

Course-grained Metamorphic Rock (likely SiO2 dominant)

Orbicular Rhyolite (Rainforest Jasper) (Rhyolite containing Spherulites (SiO2 with impurities)) — igneous

Orbicular Rhyolite (Rainforest Jasper)

Rhyolite containing Spherulites (SiO2 with impurities)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite with Hematite cementation) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite with Hematite cementation

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Oxide inclusions

Chert (often called Flint when in chalk or limestone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when in chalk or limestone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Greywacke (River Siltstone) (Lithic Sandstone / Greywacke) — sedimentary

Greywacke (River Siltstone)

Lithic Sandstone / Greywacke

Sunkissed Quartz or Hematoid Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions) — mineral

Sunkissed Quartz or Hematoid Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine) (Aventurine (a variety of quartz, SiO₂, with common inclusions of fuchsite)) — Mineral/Metamorphic Rock

Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)

Aventurine (a variety of quartz, SiO₂, with common inclusions of fuchsite)

Mineral/Metamorphic Rock

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Unakite (Unakite (Metasomatized Granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Metasomatized Granite)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

African Turquoise (Teal Jasper (Macro-crystalline Quartz/Sio2 + Inclusions of Copper, Iron, and Manganese)) — sedimentary

African Turquoise

Teal Jasper (Macro-crystalline Quartz/Sio2 + Inclusions of Copper, Iron, and Manganese)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)) — Mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)

Quartzite Cobble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Cobble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Banded Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)