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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

Chert Concretion (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Banded Chert or Chert with Quartz Veins (Chert (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Banded Chert or Chert with Quartz Veins

Chert (SiO2)

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

Tumbled chert or flint pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Chert / Agate / Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony with iron-oxide staining (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony or chert with limonite/goethite staining) — mineral

Chalcedony with iron-oxide staining

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony or chert with limonite/goethite staining

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

Tumbled chert or chalcedony pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/chalcedony

Polished banded pebble, likely quartz-veined chert or jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chert/jasper with a quartz or chalcedony vein) — sedimentary

Polished banded pebble, likely quartz-veined chert or jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chert/jasper with a quartz or chalcedony vein

Chert (likely flint) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony/quartz aggregate)) — sedimentary

Chert (likely flint)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony/quartz aggregate)

Chert (Flint) with Limestone Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint) with Limestone Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert or chalcedony nodule (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly weathered chert) — mineral

Chert or chalcedony nodule

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly weathered chert

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

Chert (Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

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

Mixed River Pebbles (including Unakite and Jasper) (Polymineralic geological specimens) — igneous and sedimentary

Mixed River Pebbles (including Unakite and Jasper)

Polymineralic geological specimens

igneous and sedimentary

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

Chert (Nodular Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and/or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and/or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Green Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert with Manganese Dendrites / River Silt Overlays (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Manganese Oxides) — sedimentary

Chert with Manganese Dendrites / River Silt Overlays

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Manganese Oxides

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Conglomerate (or Breccia) (Sedimentary Clastic Rock (variety: Ferruginous Chert Breccia)) — sedimentary

Chert Conglomerate (or Breccia)

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (variety: Ferruginous Chert Breccia)

Chert (specifically Tan/Brown Chert) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan/Brown Chert)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Hag Stone (Perforated sedimentary rock (typically flint, chert, or limestone)) — sedimentary

Hag Stone

Perforated sedimentary rock (typically flint, chert, or limestone)

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

Chert (specifically Brown Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and/or Flint) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and/or Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled iron-rich chert or jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely limonitic/hematitic variety) — sedimentary

Tumbled iron-rich chert or jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely limonitic/hematitic variety

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded chert or silicified sedimentary rock (Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral bands) — sedimentary

Banded chert or silicified sedimentary rock

Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral bands

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Yellow-brown jasper (likely iron-stained chert) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), varieties of chalcedony/chert colored by iron oxides) — mineral

Yellow-brown jasper (likely iron-stained chert)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), varieties of chalcedony/chert colored by iron oxides

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (composition: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (composition: SiO2)

Chert (Green variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Dendritic Agate or Manganese Nodule in Chert/Limestone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions) — sedimentary

Dendritic Agate or Manganese Nodule in Chert/Limestone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions

Likely weathered chert or siliceous limestone fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Likely weathered chert or siliceous limestone fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with calcite (CaCO₃)

Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)