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Mineral And Sedimentary

Browse mineral and sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Siltstone/Sandstone (possibly Wonderstone or Picture Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions)) — Sedimentary

Siltstone/Sandstone (possibly Wonderstone or Picture Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions)

Septarian Nodule (Septarian Concretion (Composition: Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian Concretion (Composition: Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)

Common Opal with Host Rock (Opal (Hydrated silica, SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Common Opal with Host Rock

Opal (Hydrated silica, SiO2·nH2O)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Ferruginous Sandstone (with Iron Oxide staining) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite/Wacke) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (with Iron Oxide staining)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite/Wacke

Septarian Nodule (Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite and Calcite/Aragonite infusions)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite and Calcite/Aragonite infusions)

Black Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Black Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orange Calcite with Siderite/Iron Oxide Coating (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite with Siderite/Iron Oxide Coating

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus various mineral impurities)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus various mineral impurities)

Jasper Breccia (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper Breccia

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Ferruginous Sandstone (Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix (Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix (Fe2O3)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Sandstone Concretion (Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion

Ironstone Concretion (Limonitic/Hematitic Concretion) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Limonitic/Hematitic Concretion

Sandstone Geode (Ironstone Concretion) (Arenite with Limonite/Hematite matrix (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Geode (Ironstone Concretion)

Arenite with Limonite/Hematite matrix (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)

Quartz Geode (with Agate banding) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Sedimentary or Igneous (secondary formation)

Quartz Geode (with Agate banding)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sedimentary or Igneous (secondary formation)

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

Chert (Flint/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Jasper in this color variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Jasper in this color variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Picture Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper) (Stromatolitic Rhyolite/Jasper (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper)

Stromatolitic Rhyolite/Jasper (SiO2)

Rhodonite with Manganese Oxides (Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — metamorphic

Rhodonite with Manganese Oxides

Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Jasper (Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (specifically Agate/Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Agate/Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Ironstone Concretion (Siderite Nodules) (Siderite (FeCO3) in Mudstone or Sandstone matrix) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Siderite Nodules)

Siderite (FeCO3) in Mudstone or Sandstone matrix

Banded Flint (Polished Stripe Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chert) — sedimentary

Banded Flint (Polished Stripe Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chert

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or iron oxide inclusions

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Marble (Carrara style) (Recrystallized Calcite-rich Metamorphic Rock (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble (Carrara style)

Recrystallized Calcite-rich Metamorphic Rock (CaCO3)

Chert (Yellow Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum) (Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)

Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete

Conglomerate (Conglomerate rock) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate rock

Conglomerate (River Rock) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate (River Rock)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)