Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (anthropogenic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Phyllosilicates)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (Fe2O3 heavy)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Painted)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Silica, SiO2, or Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 + varied clasts)
Piddock bored rock (likely Mudstone or Shale)
Ichnofossil (Gastrochaenolites borings) in Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite or Sandstone
Celestite (Celestine) Geode
Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)
Jasper, Agate, Quartz Mix (Polished Beads)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) for Quartz. Jasper and Agate are cryptocrystalline varieties of Quartz.
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-bearing Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Stromatolite
Stromatolite (Cyanobacteria-formed Organo-sedimentary structure)
Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite)
Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (primarily Carbon, C)
Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Stone/Ocher)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sulfur (on Matrix)
Native Sulfur (S8)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 rich)
Coarse Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Hematite
Hematite, Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Barite Rose on Marcasite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) on Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Puddingstone (Jasper Conglomerate)
Conglomerate (specific type: Jasper Conglomerate or Hertfordshire Puddingstone)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Geode (unopened) or Calcareous Nodule
Siliceous or Calcareous Concretion/Nodule
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Tumbled/River Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Amber-bearing Coal/Sedimentary Rock
Bituminous coal or carbonaceous siltstone with Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)