Chert (Jasper / Petrified Wood)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary (chemically precipitated) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Jasper / Petrified Wood)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper with Quartz Druzy
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert on Volcanic Host Rock
Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) within Basalt or Andesite
Moqui Marble (Sandstone Concretion)
Hematite-cemented Sandstone (Fe2O3 + SiO2)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Calcite)
Chalcedony (Agate / Quartz Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich concretion or laterite fragment
Ferruginous concretion, likely goethite/limonite (hydrated iron oxides) in a clay-rich matrix
Jasper with Hematite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)
Microcrystalline Limestone
Limestone (CaCO3 with impurities)
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Chert
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely iron- or manganese-colored
Quartz and Mixed Sedimentary Rocks
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixed with various clastic sedimentary lithologies
Quartz / Common Opal Transition
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished blue calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely blue banded or massive calcite
Dolomite on Prehnite (Saddle-shaped Dolomite)
Dolomite [CaMg(CO3)2] on Prehnite [Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Limestone with Calcite Crystals
Sedimentary Rock containing Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Honey calcite (orange calcite)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Moqui Marbles
Ironstone Concretions (Hematite / Goethite / Sandstone)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Calcite (CaCO3) containing a Rugosa (Horn Coral) fossil
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with limonite/goethite cement
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) with Phylum Brachiopoda fossil
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide SiO2)
Limestone Pebble
Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Nodule in Limestone (Flint in Chalk)
SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz) in CaCO3 (Calcite)
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite Shell)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich SiO2)
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled yellow calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely honey/yellow calcite
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form
Tufa
Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)
Jasper pebble (possibly Red Jasper or Lake Superior Agate/Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Jasper with Quartz inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Celadonite in Basalt (Green Earth)
Celadonite (K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions