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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

Yellow Ocher (Limonite) (Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Yellow Ocher (Limonite)

Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Golden Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Golden Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Polished agate geode nodule (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony; likely an agate-filled geode) — mineral

Polished agate geode nodule

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony; likely an agate-filled geode

Weathered flint (chert) pebble (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (flint/chert)) — sedimentary

Weathered flint (chert) pebble

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (flint/chert)

Dyed Agate (Silicon Dioxide with artificial pigment (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Dyed Agate

Silicon Dioxide with artificial pigment (SiO2)

Quartzite pebble with Mafic inclusions (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble with Mafic inclusions

Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Sandstone with Concretions / Liesegang Rings

Arenite with iron oxide banding

Flint (SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Flint

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

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

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow 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)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz (Water-worn Pebbles) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Water-worn Pebbles)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz vein rock (Milky quartz with smoky quartz; chiefly silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — metamorphic

Quartz vein rock

Milky quartz with smoky quartz; chiefly silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Specular Hematite (on Schist/Matrix) (Hematite (Alpha-Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite (on Schist/Matrix)

Hematite (Alpha-Fe2O3)

Likely brown ironstone or limonite-rich rock fragment (Ironstone, chiefly iron oxides/hydroxides such as goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and limonite) — sedimentary

Likely brown ironstone or limonite-rich rock fragment

Ironstone, chiefly iron oxides/hydroxides such as goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and limonite

Chert Nodules in Limestone (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules in Limestone

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzanous) (SiO2 (Quartz) with FeO(OH) (Goethite) or Fe2O3 (Hematite) coating) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzanous)

SiO2 (Quartz) with FeO(OH) (Goethite) or Fe2O3 (Hematite) coating

Banded iron formation fragment (Banded iron formation (BIF), chiefly hematite/magnetite and chert (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Banded iron formation fragment

Banded iron formation (BIF), chiefly hematite/magnetite and chert (SiO₂)

Limonite (Ironstone) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite (Ironstone)

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Chert / Flint (with Crinoid Stem Molds) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint (with Crinoid Stem Molds)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Vein Quartz / Chalcedony) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Vein Quartz / Chalcedony)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone (primarily quartz grains cemented by iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Quartzose Sandstone (primarily quartz grains cemented by iron oxides)

Dyed Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment) — mineral

Dyed Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)