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Sedimentary (Chemically Precipitated) Or Metamorphic

Browse sedimentary (chemically precipitated) or metamorphic specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Metabasalt

Eulysite

Breccia

Ironstone

Anthracite

Metaquartzite

Slate

Marble

Hornfels

Metarhyolite

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone with Calcite Crystals (Sedimentary Rock containing Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Crystals

Sedimentary Rock containing Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Kaolinite (Kaolin) (Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)) — mineral

Kaolinite (Kaolin)

Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded iron formation (ironstone) (BIF; hematite–magnetite–quartz/chert assemblage) — sedimentary

Banded iron formation (ironstone)

BIF; hematite–magnetite–quartz/chert assemblage

Polished banded iron formation (BIF) (Banded iron formation; chiefly hematite/magnetite and microcrystalline quartz (chert), with iron silicates) — sedimentary

Polished banded iron formation (BIF)

Banded iron formation; chiefly hematite/magnetite and microcrystalline quartz (chert), with iron silicates

Agate (Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Honey Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Tiger's Eye (Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite (SiO2)) — gemstone

Tiger's Eye

Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper with Quartz Veining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities) — sedimentary

Red Jasper with Quartz Veining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite, Turquoise, and Calcite set (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Hydrous Phosphate of Copper and Aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Fluorite, Turquoise, and Calcite set

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Hydrous Phosphate of Copper and Aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Banded Iron Formation (Fragment) (Banded Iron Formation (BIF)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (Fragment)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

White Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz Sand (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Sand

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Iron-stained Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Quartz Vein in Matrix (Breccia / Host Rock with Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock Matrix) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Matrix (Breccia / Host Rock with Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock Matrix

Quartz (Iron-stained or Chalcedony varieties) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained or Chalcedony varieties)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Honey calcite crystal (Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)) — mineral

Honey calcite crystal

Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)

Milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Quartz with Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Sandstone (Liesegang Rings) (Sedimentary Arenite (SiO2 with FeO/Fe2O3 impurities)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone (Liesegang Rings)

Sedimentary Arenite (SiO2 with FeO/Fe2O3 impurities)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Moqui Marbles (Ironstone Concretions (Hematite / Goethite / Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marbles

Ironstone Concretions (Hematite / Goethite / Sandstone)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral (Calcite (CaCO3) containing a Rugosa (Horn Coral) fossil) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral

Calcite (CaCO3) containing a Rugosa (Horn Coral) fossil

Ferruginous Sandstone (Arenite with limonite/goethite cement) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with limonite/goethite cement

Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide SiO2)) — sedimentary

Ocean Jasper

Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) with Phylum Brachiopoda fossil) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) with Phylum Brachiopoda fossil

Quartzite (Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartz Arenite)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartz Arenite)