Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
Browse sedimentary (biogenic sediment or biological remain) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Chert (often colloquially called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, and chlorite)
Jasper (specifically Oolitic or Brecciated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Marble
Recrystallized Limestone (CaCO3)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Carnelian Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite
Limonite (Hydrous iron oxides e.g., FeO(OH)·nH2O) pseudomorphing Pyrite (FeS2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Ironstone Concretion / Goethite-Hematite Nodule
Goethite/Hematite (α-FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Hematite/Limonite cement
Citrine Geode
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (Cream/Yellow variety)
Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Specular Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Green Common Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Jasper (Liver Jasper or Chocolate Jasper)
Jasper (Silicate - SiO2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Banded Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Gray variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement
Jasper with Quartz inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Hydrous iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)