Chert (containing fossil leaf impression)
Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary rock or mineral (depending on origin and purity) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (containing fossil leaf impression)
Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with oxidation
Quartz Vein Outcrop
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coarse-grained Quartz with Feldspar inclusions
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Orthoclase/Plagioclase Feldspar inclusions
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chromium-rich Fuchsite mica
Jasper (likely a variety of Brecciated Jasper or a patterned variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Shale (Beach-worn)
Laminated Pelite (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with impurities), SiO2
Iron-Stained Quartz (Riverside Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Zinc Ore (Sphalerite in Matrix)
Sphalerite (Zn,Fe)S within a carbonate or silicate host rock
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Quartz (possibly milky quartz)
Quartz (Silica; SiO₂)
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Ironstone Concretion (likely)
Goethite/Hematite/Limonite cemented sediment
Granite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)
Garnet in Matrix (likely Almandine in Quartz/Mica Schist)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz-Feldspar host rock
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite Sand (Black Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Laterite
Laterite (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock type)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Milky Quartz (with Iron staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony / Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Emerald/Green Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with trace amounts of Chromium or Vanadium
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sulfur (with possible Cullet Glass or Slag imitation)
Native Sulfur (S8)
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Galena
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Specifically Clear to Smoky Quartz point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Andesite
Andesite (Intermediate Extrusive Volcanic Rock)