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 (Arrowhead/Tool variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz) (Chert / SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Chert / SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (containing small fossils) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (containing small fossils)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Chalky/Gray Variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalky/Gray Variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Calclutite / Bio-calcarenite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Calclutite / Bio-calcarenite (CaCO3)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Liesegang Banded Sandstone (Wonderstone) (Ferruginous Sandstone with Liesegang Rings) — sedimentary

Liesegang Banded Sandstone (Wonderstone)

Ferruginous Sandstone with Liesegang Rings

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mica-rich Schist fragment (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Mica-rich Schist fragment

Mica Schist

Septarian Nodule or Mud Crack Fossil (Septarian Nodule (Concretion)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule or Mud Crack Fossil

Septarian Nodule (Concretion)

Brecciated Chert (Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization) — sedimentary

Brecciated Chert

Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock) (Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)

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

Gneiss (Metamorphic Cobble)

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Carnelian (Chalcedony (SiO₂)) — mineral

Carnelian

Chalcedony (SiO₂)

Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore) (Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Aragonite (Onyx Marble) (Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite (Onyx Marble)

Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Diorite (River Cobble) (Intermediate plutonic igneous rock) — igneous

Diorite (River Cobble)

Intermediate plutonic igneous rock

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

Dyed Pink Agate (Crackled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety

Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite-stained Chert/Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite-stained Chert/Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Kyanite (within Quartz) (Kyanite (Al2SiO5) in crystalline Quartz base (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Kyanite (within Quartz)

Kyanite (Al2SiO5) in crystalline Quartz base (SiO2)

Mica Schist (Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Chert (Chert / Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert / Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

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

Chert (Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limonite-pseudomorph after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone) (Goethite and Limonite secondary minerals (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Limonite-pseudomorph after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone)

Goethite and Limonite secondary minerals (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)

Limonite (with Goethite/Ironstone) (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)) — mineral

Limonite (with Goethite/Ironstone)

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)

Schist (Mica Schist (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (Metamorphic Rock)

Chert (Green variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Schist (Chlorite or Mica-rich) (Chlorite Schist) — metamorphic

Schist (Chlorite or Mica-rich)

Chlorite Schist

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Rhodonite with Manganese Oxides (Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — metamorphic

Rhodonite with Manganese Oxides

Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Black Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with carbonaceous inclusions) — mineral

Black Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with carbonaceous inclusions