Rock Identifier

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Sedimentary (Biogenic)

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

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood) (Silicified Paleoflora (mainly Quartz, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)

Silicified Paleoflora (mainly Quartz, SiO2)

Limestone with Algal/Lichen Colonization (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Algal/Lichen Colonization

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert / River Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Smooth River Pebble) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Smooth River Pebble)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (SiO2 dominant in clasts)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (SiO2 dominant in clasts)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Quartz on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Banded Chert with Quartz Veining

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and Limestone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Limestone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe-rich)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe-rich)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonitic Iron Ore / Goethite (Hydrated Iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonitic Iron Ore / Goethite

Hydrated Iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Limestone (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Sandstone (lithic/greywacke variety) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with various lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic/greywacke variety)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with various lithic fragments)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Yellow/Tan Variety) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow/Tan Variety)

Chert (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Crushed Limestone (Gravel) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crushed Limestone (Gravel)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite) (Sandstone (Chemical formula: primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (Chemical formula: primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Quartzite-grade) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzite-grade)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2, or Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2, or Silicon Dioxide)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe-rich)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe-rich)

Sandstone (specifically Lithic or Quartz Arenite) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (specifically Lithic or Quartz Arenite)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (with potential iron-oxide staining) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potential iron-oxide staining)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Limestone (with potential fossil inclusions) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (with potential fossil inclusions)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Brecciated/Recrystallized) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Brecciated/Recrystallized)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O (principally composed of gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Al2O3·2H2O (principally composed of gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (with potentially metamorphic or basaltic bands) (Arenite / Lithic Wacke) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potentially metamorphic or basaltic bands)

Arenite / Lithic Wacke

Limestone (Grey and White specimens) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Grey and White specimens)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (specifically Flagstone) (Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (specifically Flagstone)

Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)