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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

Gold in Quartz Matrix (Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Slate/Shale) — mineral

Gold in Quartz Matrix

Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Slate/Shale

Flint (or Chert) (Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)) — sedimentary

Flint (or Chert)

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz / Quartzite Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2 with impurities)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2 with impurities)

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

Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Yellow Quartzite (River Cobble) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (River Cobble)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (mainly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (mainly SiO2)

Quartzite (River Pebble) (Meta-quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Pebble)

Meta-quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Quartzite (River Cobble) (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Cobble)

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Blue Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — mineral

Blue Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Field Stone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Field Stone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Eclogite (Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)) — metamorphic

Eclogite

Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Yellow Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Soapstone (Steatite) carving (Steatite (primarily Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Soapstone (Steatite) carving

Steatite (primarily Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartz pebble (Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz pebble

Quartz (SiO2)

Chrysotile Asbestos (Chrysotile [Mg3Si2O5(OH)4]) — mineral

Chrysotile Asbestos

Chrysotile [Mg3Si2O5(OH)4]

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite

Agate (Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Green Aventurine (Quartz (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Quartz (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions

Wishing Stone (Basalt or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Vein) (Basalt (SiO2+MgO+FeO) or Siltstone with a Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein) — igneous or sedimentary

Wishing Stone (Basalt or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Vein)

Basalt (SiO2+MgO+FeO) or Siltstone with a Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein

igneous or sedimentary

Native Gold (in earring form) (Gold (Au)) — mineral

Native Gold (in earring form)

Gold (Au)

Chert (varieties including Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties including Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Greenschist (or Serpentinite with Manganese Dendrites) (Greenschist facies metamorphic rock) — metamorphic

Greenschist (or Serpentinite with Manganese Dendrites)

Greenschist facies metamorphic rock

Chrysotile Serpentine (Asbestos in Matrix) (Chrysotile Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Chrysotile Serpentine (Asbestos in Matrix)

Chrysotile Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

Dyed Agate Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety) — mineral

Dyed Agate Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)