Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
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Browse sedimentary (man made conglomerate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible Epidote/Chlorite coloring)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Mainly composed of Quartz, Illite, Chlorite)
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Imperial Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)
Jasper (specifically Yellow Jasper and Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Coral (Precious Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Chert (Tripolitic Chert / Flint Nodules)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2)
Pyrite and Sunstone
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)Al(Al,Si)Si2O8)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Sandstone (Ferruginous/Red Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary composition)
Limestone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3 with SiO2 or CaCO3 intrusions)
Fossilized Shell in Limestone
Bivalve fossil (CaCO3) in Carbonate Sedimentary Rock
Picture Jasper
Silicified sedimentary or volcanic rock (primarily SiO2)
Travertine (Ceramic Tile)
Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcite-rich Bioclastic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartzose Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite/Quartz arenite)
Sandstone (Greywacke)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)
Siltstone
Siltstone (fined-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz Veined Siltstone or Graywacke
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Quartz (SiO2) veining
Sandstone (Red Flagstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz - SiO2)
Red Jasper (Brecciated or Mottled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Chert Pebble Map
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)