Rock Identifier

Category

Sedimentary (Chemically Precipitated) Or Metamorphic

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

Chert (often called Flint when dark) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Green Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions

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

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Chert (specifically Red Chert / Jasper nodule) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Red Chert / Jasper nodule)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Common Opal/Chert variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Common Opal/Chert variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

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

Quartz / Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral / metamorphic

Apatite (Apatite group mineral (e.g., Fluorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite - Ca5(PO4)3(OH))) — mineral

Apatite

Apatite group mineral (e.g., Fluorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite - Ca5(PO4)3(OH))

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide with Aluminum Borosilicate (SiO2 + AlAl6BSi3O18)) — metamorphic

Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide with Aluminum Borosilicate (SiO2 + AlAl6BSi3O18)

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Yellow Quartzite (Iron-Stained Quartz) (Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide impurities)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (Iron-Stained Quartz)

Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide impurities)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebbler (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebbler

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (River Pebble) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Pebble)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Jasper with Agate Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Quartz/Chert) — sedimentary

Jasper with Agate Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Quartz/Chert

Quartz (River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Halite (Rock Salt) (Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)) — mineral

Halite (Rock Salt)

Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Limonite (Iron-rich Siltstone / Sandstone base) (Hydrous ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite (Iron-rich Siltstone / Sandstone base)

Hydrous ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Arenite with Hematite/Limonite cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with Hematite/Limonite cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Shale or Argillite (Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)) — Sedimentary or Metamorphic (low-grade)

Shale or Argillite

Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)

Sedimentary or Metamorphic (low-grade)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Dendritic Limestone (Calcite with Manganese Oxide (Manganese Dendrites)) — sedimentary

Dendritic Limestone

Calcite with Manganese Oxide (Manganese Dendrites)

Porphyritic Andesite (Intermediate Volcanic Rock - Andesite) — Igneous

Porphyritic Andesite

Intermediate Volcanic Rock - Andesite

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Aragonite Star Cluster (Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite Star Cluster

Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite) (Fibrous Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O) — mineral

Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite)

Fibrous Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O

Quartz Geode (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz Geode

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a Secondary Sedimentary/Volcanic cavity) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a Secondary Sedimentary/Volcanic cavity

Carnelian (Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2)