Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary rock (technically chert, a microcrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Flint nodule)
Chert (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Breccia/Rhyolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with matrix
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Chert (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Grey Chalcedony (Tumbled Moon)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony with Druzy Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Banded Flint (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic rock predominantly composed of Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Red Jasper or Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed mainly of SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation
Agate (Chalcedony Variation)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Chert (specifically Black Chert / Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Chert Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Ironstone Concretion (likely)
Goethite/Hematite/Limonite cemented sediment
Chert (Basanite / Flint)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2, often with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary concretion
Vesicular Basalt with Quartz/Chalcedony
Vesicular Basalt (primarily Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine with SiO2 infill)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Grey Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (Quartz-rich Cobble)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)