Chert (Pink variety/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically chert, a microcrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Pink variety/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Copper-bearing Quartz (likely Chrysocolla or Malachite staining)
Cuprite, Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) or Malachite staining on Quartz/Host Rock
Chert (specifically Pink Chert or Jasperized Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH cement)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (Tumbled)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass) with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions
Pyrite on Quartz matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within metamorphic/igneous matrix
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet Schist or Garnet-bearing Quartzite
Metamorphic rock containing Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Quartzite river stone)
Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (containing fossil leaf impression)
Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Black Chert or Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Black Chert/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz grains)
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Orange Quartzite (with Iron Staining)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (Fossiliferous)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (or Flint)
Mocrocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyritic Basalt (Flowerstone)
Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Chert (with Limestone matrix)
Chert (Silica: SiO2)
Sedimentary rock with quartz veining
Laminated siltstone or mudstone with hydrothermal quartz veins
Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Sphere
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Shale (with Iron Oxide staining)
Fissile Mudstone (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (Siliciclastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Sandstone (Principally SiO2)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Flint)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (Gravel)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)