Rock Identifier

Category

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

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

Rough Diamond (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral / Sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral / Sedimentary

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Sandstone (River Pebble) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Pebble)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Siltstone with flute casts or scratch marks (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone/Fine-grained Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Siltstone with flute casts or scratch marks

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone/Fine-grained Sandstone)

Chalcedony (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz) — mineral

Chalcedony

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (likely with Borings or Vesicular Basalt) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely with Borings or Vesicular Basalt)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Banded Chert with Quartz Veining

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with minor Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with minor Fe2O3)

Sandstone (Pet Rock) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pet Rock)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Chert (containing Orbicular/Agate patterns) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (containing Orbicular/Agate patterns)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Gneiss (River Cobble) (Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (River Cobble)

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous) (Arenite / Sedimentum arenaceum) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)

Arenite / Sedimentum arenaceum

Chert (Tan or Buffer variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Tan or Buffer variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Agate (Carnelian-like) (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Carnelian-like)

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Cobble)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (with Quartz/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Greenschist / Migmatite (Regional Metamorphic Complex (Facies: Greenschist to Amphibolite)) — metamorphic

Greenschist / Migmatite

Regional Metamorphic Complex (Facies: Greenschist to Amphibolite)

Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Brachiopods) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Brachiopods)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Mica Schist (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Schist)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Schist)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Detrital sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Detrital sedimentary rock)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Sandstone (rich in iron oxides/hydroxides)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Sandstone (rich in iron oxides/hydroxides)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Chalcedony (Carnelian/Yellow Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — Mineral

Yellow Chalcedony (Carnelian/Yellow Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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)

Fossilized Bone Fragment (Permineralized Skeletal Element (Likely Vertebrate)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bone Fragment

Permineralized Skeletal Element (Likely Vertebrate)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Travertine (Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Geode (Unbroken) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) usually as Microcrystalline Quartz or Chalcedony) — sedimentary

Geode (Unbroken)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) usually as Microcrystalline Quartz or Chalcedony

Yellow Quartz (Chalcedony/Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Yellow Quartz (Chalcedony/Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock type)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock type)

Quartzite (Quartzite (90%+ SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (90%+ SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (River Rock) (Metamorphic Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)

Metamorphic Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)