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Mineral Or Sedimentary (If Chert)

Browse mineral or sedimentary (if chert) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Chert

Coal

Claystone

Shale

Marl

Black Shale

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation

Sperrylite

Ironstone

Breccia

Brookite

Likely weathered chert or siliceous shale (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with clay minerals) — sedimentary

Likely weathered chert or siliceous shale

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with clay minerals

Chert (likely jasper-bearing chert) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining and possible chalcedony) — sedimentary

Chert (likely jasper-bearing chert)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining and possible chalcedony

Banded Chert / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Chert (with Lichen) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Lichen)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Serpentinized) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral staining) — sedimentary

Chert (Serpentinized)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral staining

Likely polished dark stone (identity uncertain) (Undetermined; possibly polished basalt, chert, or another dark silicate rock) — mineral

Likely polished dark stone (identity uncertain)

Undetermined; possibly polished basalt, chert, or another dark silicate rock

Chert (Jasper or Flint variant) (Chert (composed of microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper or Flint variant)

Chert (composed of microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Likely flint or chert fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably flint/chert) — sedimentary

Likely flint or chert fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably flint/chert

Likely quartz-rich rock fragment (Probably microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly a pale chert or quartzite fragment) — mineral

Likely quartz-rich rock fragment

Probably microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly a pale chert or quartzite fragment

Chert (or Flint) (Chert (a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Flint)

Chert (a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule/Pebble) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule/Pebble)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (varieties include Flint or Jasper) (Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz; SiO₂)) — Sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint or Jasper)

Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz; SiO₂)

Chert (or possibly Flint) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — Sedimentary Rock

Chert (or possibly Flint)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Sedimentary Rock

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Quartz Pebbles) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Quartz Pebbles)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / River Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / River Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (chalcedony) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) — sedimentary

Chert (chalcedony)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂

Iron-stained chert or siliceous sedimentary rock (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert with iron-oxide staining) — sedimentary

Iron-stained chert or siliceous sedimentary rock

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert with iron-oxide staining

Quartz / Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral / Sedimentary

Quartz / Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral / Sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper (Siliceous (chert) sedimentary rock, a form of Jasper) — Sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Siliceous (chert) sedimentary rock, a form of Jasper

Chert (or Flint) (SiO2 (predominantly microcrystalline quartz)) — Sedimentary

Chert (or Flint)

SiO2 (predominantly microcrystalline quartz)

Chert (Tripolitic Chert / Flint Nodules) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Tripolitic Chert / Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz with Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz with Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Rounded flint or chert pebble (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible impurities) — sedimentary

Rounded flint or chert pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible impurities

Tumbled chert or flint pebble (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/flint) — sedimentary

Tumbled chert or flint pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/flint

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Hag Stone (Natural Perforated Flint or Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Hag Stone

Natural Perforated Flint or Chert (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Chert / Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble (Chert / Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red jasper (likely iron-rich chert) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by hematite/goethite) — sedimentary

Red jasper (likely iron-rich chert)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by hematite/goethite

Flint (SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Flint

SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite

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

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion / Chert Nodules (Iron-rich Sedimentary Concretion (Fe2O3 / SiO2 mix)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion / Chert Nodules

Iron-rich Sedimentary Concretion (Fe2O3 / SiO2 mix)