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Sedimentary (Chemical)

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

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Conglomerate

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Breccia

Ironstone

Ironstone

Coal

Coal

Limestone

Limestone

Kambaba Jasper

Kambaba Jasper

Asphalt Rock

Asphalt Rock

Sapropel

Sapropel

Mudstone

Mudstone

Claystone

Claystone

Siltstone

Siltstone

Chert (Nodule) (SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Siltstone with Weathering Crust (Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)) — sedimentary

Siltstone with Weathering Crust

Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphic Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphic Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint in this variation) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint in this variation)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

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

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Chertified Limestone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) often replaced by Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Chertified Limestone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) often replaced by Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Limestone (CaCO3 (principally composed of Calcite)) — sedimentary

Limestone

CaCO3 (principally composed of Calcite)

Chert (Jasper/Mudstone variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Mudstone variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead

Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically a Worked Flint/Knapped Flake) (Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically a Worked Flint/Knapped Flake)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone) (Septarian concretion (composition: CaCO3 - Calcite, Aragonite, and Siderite/Limestone)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)

Septarian concretion (composition: CaCO3 - Calcite, Aragonite, and Siderite/Limestone)

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

Chert (variant Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Red Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Red Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Bauxite / Iron-rich Laterite (Laterite (principally Al(OH)3, Fe2O3, and SiO2)) — sedimentary

Bauxite / Iron-rich Laterite

Laterite (principally Al(OH)3, Fe2O3, and SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Common Opal transition) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Common Opal transition)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / River Pebble (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / River Pebble

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chert (Chert / Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert / Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Druzy Quartz on Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various iron-oxide inclusions) — mineral

Druzy Quartz on Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various iron-oxide inclusions

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

Limestone

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Chalcedony (Agate) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Marble (Metamorphosed Limestone (principally CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble

Metamorphosed Limestone (principally CaCO3)

Blue Apatite (Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Honey Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert / Flint Nodule (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint Nodule

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-Stained) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-Stained)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky or Smoky variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Smoky variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky or Rough Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Rough Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Black Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Sandstone with Concretions / Liesegang Rings (Arenite with iron oxide banding) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Concretions / Liesegang Rings

Arenite with iron oxide banding

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Weathered) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Weathered)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)