Rock Identifier

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Sedimentary (Chemically Precipitated) Or Metamorphic

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

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (specifically Pink/Tan Chert) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Pink/Tan Chert)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper when pigmented) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper when pigmented)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Chert (Chalky variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalky variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow or Tan Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow or Tan Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite (Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O replacing Pyrite FeS2) — mineral

Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite

Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O replacing Pyrite FeS2

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Dragon Stone (Ohko Stone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Dragon Stone

Ohko Stone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock)

Carnelian (Carnelian (SiO2 variant)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (SiO2 variant)

Chalcedony (Common Opal variant or Chert/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Common Opal variant or Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in River Siltstone (Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix) — sedimentary

Quartz Vein in River Siltstone

Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix

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

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Red Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Milky Quartz Cobble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Metamorphic

Quartzite (Milky Quartz Cobble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Desert Rose / Grape Agate variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Desert Rose / Grape Agate variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Mudstone variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Massive Quartz or Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral / metamorphic

Quartz (Massive Quartz or Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral / metamorphic

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Celestite (Celestine) (Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestite (Celestine)

Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)

Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Geode (unopened nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) Nodule) — sedimentary

Geode (unopened nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) Nodule

Celestine (or Celestite) (Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestine (or Celestite)

Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)

Celestine (Celestite) (Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestine (Celestite)

Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)

Celestite (Celestine) (Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestite (Celestine)

Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)

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

Massive Quartz with Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Sandstone (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)) — Rock

Sandstone

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)

White Quartz (Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

White Quartz

Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite (or Fool's Gold) (Pyrite (FeS₂)) — Mineral

Pyrite (or Fool's Gold)

Pyrite (FeS₂)

Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration) — mineral

Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration

Chert (Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Vesicular Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (commonly Zeolite, Calcite, or Quartz)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Vesicular Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (commonly Zeolite, Calcite, or Quartz)

Fossilized Oyster Shell (Gryphaea or Crassostrea fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Oyster Shell

Gryphaea or Crassostrea fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Chert (and Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Greenstone (Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock

Chert (Gravel Bit) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Gravel Bit)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint)

Chert (SiO2)