Rock Identifier

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Sedimentary (Alluvial Deposit)

Browse sedimentary (alluvial deposit) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Hematitic) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone (Hematitic)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silica/Microcrystalline Quartz with Hematite inclusions), SiO2) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silica/Microcrystalline Quartz with Hematite inclusions), SiO2

Sandstone (Red Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide)

Chert (containing fossil leaf impression) (Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (containing fossil leaf impression)

Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Cross-bedded Drill Core) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Cross-bedded Drill Core)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone Beach Pebble (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with iron oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Beach Pebble

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with iron oxide cement)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Red Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with hematite impurities) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with hematite impurities

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

Banded Chert (or Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions

Green Jasper with Quartz veins (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Jasper with Quartz veins

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Jasper with Quartz (Agate/Jasper mix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — Sedimentary

Jasper with Quartz (Agate/Jasper mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Red Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Banded Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)

Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible trace fossils) (Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible trace fossils)

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions

Banded Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities) — sedimentary

Banded Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque Chalcedony) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque Chalcedony

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Coarse-grained Jasper or Jasper Conglomerate (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2) + Fe2O3) — sedimentary

Coarse-grained Jasper or Jasper Conglomerate

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2) + Fe2O3

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

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

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

Red Jasper (possibly Brecciated)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Wishing Stone (Quartz-veined Siltstone or Graywacke) (Hydrothermal Quartz vein in matrix of SiO2 (Quartz) and Al2O3 (Clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Wishing Stone (Quartz-veined Siltstone or Graywacke)

Hydrothermal Quartz vein in matrix of SiO2 (Quartz) and Al2O3 (Clay minerals)

Fancy Jasper (Ocean Jasper or River Jasper variant) (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Fancy Jasper (Ocean Jasper or River Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — Mineral

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Yellow Chalcedony (Carnelian/Yellow Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — Mineral

Yellow Chalcedony (Carnelian/Yellow Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper mix in host rock) (Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper mix in host rock)

Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Jasper (with orbicular/unakitoid tendencies) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and epidote inclusions) — sedimentary (chemically precipitated) or metamorphic

Jasper (with orbicular/unakitoid tendencies)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and epidote inclusions

sedimentary (chemically precipitated) or metamorphic

Carnelian (Carnelian (variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)

Blue Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)

Carnelian Agate (Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Water-worn Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Water-worn Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate Geode (Chalcedony (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary (secondary mineral formation)

Agate Geode

Chalcedony (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

sedimentary (secondary mineral formation)

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Desert Rose / Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral variant

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Desert Rose / Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Mineral variant

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — mineral

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony) (Jasper / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Iron inclusions) — mineral

Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)

Jasper / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Iron inclusions