Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
Browse sedimentary (artificial) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)
Jasper and Ironstone (likely Jasperized Ironstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (principally Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide hematite cement)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopods
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossilized Brachiopoda sp. (likely Order Spiriferida or Rhynchonellida)
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Selenite / Gypsum
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Chert Nodules in Sedimentary Rock
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Clastic Matrix
Rounded sedimentary pebble, likely mudstone or shale
Argillite/mudstone; predominantly compacted clay minerals with quartz and iron oxides
Common Pebble / Sedimentary Rock Fragment
Lithified clastic sediment
Quartz-veined Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rock with hydrothermal quartz veins
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Sedimentary Host Rock
Silica-veined lithic fragment (SiO2 in host matrix)
Vein-filled Sedimentary Rock
Silicified sedimentary rock with quartz/calcite vein
Quartz and Mixed Sedimentary Rocks
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixed with various clastic sedimentary lithologies
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Puddingstone (Gowganda Tillite/Lorrain Quartzite)
Jasper Conglomerate
Sandstone (Heart-shaped pebble)
Sedimentary Quartz Sandstone
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (Weathered Fragment)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone and River Pebbles
Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone / Quartzite / Chert)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Limestone (or Sandstone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Silica (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Bivalve Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix
Fossiliferous Mudstone (Class: Bivalvia)
Dendritic sandstone
Sandstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites
Hag Stone
Siltstone or Fine-grained Sandstone with boring (e.g., Lithophaga impact)
Smooth gray river pebble
Likely fine-grained sandstone or siltstone; exact identification requires a fresh surface and tests
Honey calcite (orange calcite)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Quartz Geode with Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)
Red Jasper
Red Jasper (SiO2)
Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)