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Sedimentary (Formed From Silica Deposits)

Browse sedimentary (formed from silica deposits) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Geyserite

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Turbidite

Kambaba Jasper

Tripolite

Sinter

Ignimbrite

Loess

Quartzite

Chert

Coal

Silcrete

Blue Chalcedony (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (Turtle Carving) (Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Silica, SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Turtle Carving)

Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Silica, SiO2)

Opal (Hydrated silica (SiO2 · nH2O)) — mineraloid

Opal

Hydrated silica (SiO2 · nH2O)

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

Chert (Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — Sedimentary/Mineral

Jasper

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Sedimentary/Mineral

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bamboo Leaf Jasper (Silicified Siltstone or Jasper (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Bamboo Leaf Jasper

Silicified Siltstone or Jasper (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Leopard Skin Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral impurities) — sedimentary

Leopard Skin Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral impurities

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Jasper / Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz (Jasper / Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled carnelian (red-orange chalcedony) (Carnelian, a microcrystalline variety of quartz; SiO₂) — gemstone

Tumbled carnelian (red-orange chalcedony)

Carnelian, a microcrystalline variety of quartz; SiO₂

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Bryozoan (Phylum Bryozoa) — fossil

Fossilized Bryozoan

Phylum Bryozoa

Chert (Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Common Opal variant) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with microcrystalline structure) — mineral

Chalcedony (Common Opal variant)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with microcrystalline structure

Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

River Gravel (Quartzite and Chert pebbles) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

River Gravel (Quartzite and Chert pebbles)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely rough opal (Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), probably common opal; the image is insufficient to confirm precious opal) — gemstone

Likely rough opal

Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), probably common opal; the image is insufficient to confirm precious opal

Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin) or Brachiopod (Echinoidea / Invertebrate Fossil) — fossil

Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin) or Brachiopod

Echinoidea / Invertebrate Fossil

Red Jasper (SiO2) — mineral

Red Jasper

SiO2

Milky quartz (likely quartz vein fragment) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz (likely quartz vein fragment)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Common Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Common Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Quartz (Agate/Jasper pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Agate/Jasper pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — gemstone

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Imperial Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Imperial Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2

Yellow Chert (Jasper) (Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (Jasper)

Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Polished gray pebble (Likely quartz-rich chert or fine-grained quartzite; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph) — sedimentary

Polished gray pebble

Likely quartz-rich chert or fine-grained quartzite; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2

Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2) — gemstone

Carnelian

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2