Rock Identifier

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Sedimentary (If Natural Jasper) Or Artificial (If Slag)

Browse sedimentary (if natural jasper) or artificial (if slag) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic) — Man-made material (simulant/artifact)

Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic

Man-made material (simulant/artifact)

Fossiliferous Shale Matrix (Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Brachiopod or Mollusk shell fragments) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Shale Matrix

Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Brachiopod or Mollusk shell fragments

Quartzite River Stone (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Stone

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Breccia/Rhyolite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with matrix) — Mineral in Igneous/Sedimentary host

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Breccia/Rhyolite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with matrix

Mineral in Igneous/Sedimentary host

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Cinnabar in Matrix (Cinnabar (Mercury(II) sulfide, HgS)) — mineral

Cinnabar in Matrix

Cinnabar (Mercury(II) sulfide, HgS)

Silty Sand / Loam (Unconsolidated Clastic Sediment (Silicon Dioxide / Alumino-silicates mixture)) — sedimentary

Silty Sand / Loam

Unconsolidated Clastic Sediment (Silicon Dioxide / Alumino-silicates mixture)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Detrital sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Detrital sedimentary rock)

Rock Salt / Halite Crust (Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)) — sedimentary

Rock Salt / Halite Crust

Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)

Chert Nodule (Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Biotite (Black Mica) (Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2) — mineral

Biotite (Black Mica)

Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2

Chert (Quartzite-rich River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartzite-rich River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

River Cobble (likely Quartzite or Limestone) (SiO2 (Quartzite dominant) or CaCO3 (Limestone dominant)) — metamorphic or sedimentary

River Cobble (likely Quartzite or Limestone)

SiO2 (Quartzite dominant) or CaCO3 (Limestone dominant)

metamorphic or sedimentary

Unknown Organic Object (likely a berry or fruit) (Not applicable; this is not a geological specimen. If it were a cranberry, its scientific name would be Vaccinium macrocarpon; if a cherry, it would be Prunus avium or Prunus cerasus.) — Organic Material (likely a fruit or berry)

Unknown Organic Object (likely a berry or fruit)

Not applicable; this is not a geological specimen. If it were a cranberry, its scientific name would be Vaccinium macrocarpon; if a cherry, it would be Prunus avium or Prunus cerasus.

Organic Material (likely a fruit or berry)

Chert Pebble with Quartz Veining (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble with Quartz Veining

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Wishing Stone (Quartz-veined Siltstone or Graywacke) (Hydrothermal Quartz vein in matrix of SiO2 (Quartz) and Al2O3 (Clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Wishing Stone (Quartz-veined Siltstone or Graywacke)

Hydrothermal Quartz vein in matrix of SiO2 (Quartz) and Al2O3 (Clay minerals)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (Microcrystalline and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (Microcrystalline and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Green Calcite (Onyx Marble) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite (Onyx Marble)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Travertine (Tufa) (Chemical Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Chemical Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)

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

Chert (Black Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Amber-bearing Coal/Sedimentary Rock (Bituminous coal or carbonaceous siltstone with Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — sedimentary

Amber-bearing Coal/Sedimentary Rock

Bituminous coal or carbonaceous siltstone with Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

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

Halite (Rock Salt)

Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)

Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Green Onyx') (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — Sedimentary

Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Green Onyx')

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Marble (Metamorphosed Limestone (calcite formulation CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Metamorphosed Limestone (calcite formulation CaCO3)

Geode Nodules / Chalcedony Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Amorphous to Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Geode Nodules / Chalcedony Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Amorphous to Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Oolitic Ironstone (Sedimentary Ooidal Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite mixture)) — sedimentary

Oolitic Ironstone

Sedimentary Ooidal Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite mixture)

Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Carnelian pebble) (Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Carnelian pebble)

Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Agate (Common Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Common Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode / Druzy Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode / Druzy Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Cobble) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Cobble)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock)

Petoskey Stone (Petrified Favosites) (Favosites (extinct colonial coral), CaCO3 with Silica replacement) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone (Petrified Favosites)

Favosites (extinct colonial coral), CaCO3 with Silica replacement

Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock (Psephite)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic sedimentary rock (Psephite)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH cement)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Favosites (Honeycomb Coral Fossil) (Favosites (Genus of extinct tabulate coral)) — sedimentary

Favosites (Honeycomb Coral Fossil)

Favosites (Genus of extinct tabulate coral)

Granite Gneiss with Garnet (Garnetiferous Gneiss) — metamorphic

Granite Gneiss with Garnet

Garnetiferous Gneiss