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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 chert/flint fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly partially weathered chert) — sedimentary

Likely chert/flint fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly partially weathered chert

Likely tumbled jasper or iron-rich chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), variably colored by iron oxides) — mineral

Likely tumbled jasper or iron-rich chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), variably colored by iron oxides

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint) with Glauconite

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Chert/Chaldcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Banded Agate (Chert/Chaldcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Quartz (Rose Quartz or Chert variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Rose Quartz or Chert variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically brown Chert or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically brown Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agate/Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agate / Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate / Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Polished banded stone, likely zebra jasper (Zebra jasper (banded microcrystalline quartz, chiefly SiO₂, with iron-oxide and carbonate impurities)) — metamorphic

Polished banded stone, likely zebra jasper

Zebra jasper (banded microcrystalline quartz, chiefly SiO₂, with iron-oxide and carbonate impurities)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

River Sandstone (Lithic Arenite) (Lithic Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

River Sandstone (Lithic Arenite)

Lithic Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with lithic fragments)

Silicified Snail Fossil (Gastropod (likely replaced by Chalcedony/Quartz - SiO2)) — fossil

Silicified Snail Fossil

Gastropod (likely replaced by Chalcedony/Quartz - SiO2)

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (with Quartz Veining)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint Nodules (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint Nodules

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flinty variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Puddingstone (Gowganda Tillite/Lorrain Quartzite) (Jasper Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Puddingstone (Gowganda Tillite/Lorrain Quartzite)

Jasper Conglomerate

Chert (with Quartz vein/coating) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz vein/coating)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony / milky quartz flake (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony; possibly a worked quartzite or chert fragment) — mineral

Chalcedony / milky quartz flake

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony; possibly a worked quartzite or chert fragment

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue-gray quartz-bearing metamorphic rock (likely gneiss or schist) (Quartz–feldspar–mica rock; exact identification requires testing) — metamorphic

Blue-gray quartz-bearing metamorphic rock (likely gneiss or schist)

Quartz–feldspar–mica rock; exact identification requires testing

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Chert (River Stone) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (River Stone)

Chert (SiO2)

Yellow jasper-like chalcedony (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper or chert) — mineral

Yellow jasper-like chalcedony

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper or chert

Chert (Pink/Tan variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Pink/Tan variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Quartz Variety) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Variety)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert with Weathered Rind (Flint/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Weathered Rind (Flint/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodules (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly banded iron formation (Hematite–goethite-rich ironstone; possible BIF (Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH) with quartz)) — sedimentary

Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly banded iron formation

Hematite–goethite-rich ironstone; possible BIF (Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH) with quartz)