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Sedimentary (Microcrystalline Silicate)

Browse sedimentary (microcrystalline silicate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Chert

Ironstone

Kambaba Jasper

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Diatomite

Yellow Chalcedony / Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Chalcedony / Carnelian

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper or Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Jasper or Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Jasper with Quartz Vein (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper with Quartz Vein

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Weathered schist or gneiss cobble (Foliated silicate rock, likely mica schist or biotite gneiss) — metamorphic

Weathered schist or gneiss cobble

Foliated silicate rock, likely mica schist or biotite gneiss

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Mica (Muscovite or Biotite) (Sheet silicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Mica (Muscovite or Biotite)

Sheet silicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)

Green Slate (Greenstone) (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (rich in Chlorite/Epidote)) — metamorphic

Green Slate (Greenstone)

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (rich in Chlorite/Epidote)

Geode Nodule Fragment (Quartz / Chalcedony Nodule) — sedimentary

Geode Nodule Fragment

Quartz / Chalcedony Nodule

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Rounded river cobble, likely weathered sandstone or quartzite (Indeterminate clastic silicate rock; possibly quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂-dominant)) — sedimentary

Rounded river cobble, likely weathered sandstone or quartzite

Indeterminate clastic silicate rock; possibly quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂-dominant)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Onyx (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Onyx

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Jasper Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with Hematite inclusions)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with Hematite inclusions)

Quartz Pebble (Chert / Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble (Chert / Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Tumbled Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate (Tumbled Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety) — sedimentary

Agate Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety

Chert (Chert (variant of microcrystalline quartz)) — Sedimentary

Chert

Chert (variant of microcrystalline quartz)

Jasper (Chert / Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Jasper (Chert / Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

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

Silty Sand / Loam

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

Weathered concrete or cementitious slab (not natural rock) (Artificial calcium-silicate cement composite; likely Portland cement concrete) — sedimentary

Weathered concrete or cementitious slab (not natural rock)

Artificial calcium-silicate cement composite; likely Portland cement concrete

Fossiliferous limestone, likely crinoidal limestone (Bioclastic limestone; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), with possible dolomite and silicate impurities) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous limestone, likely crinoidal limestone

Bioclastic limestone; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), with possible dolomite and silicate impurities

Chert (White Chert or Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (White Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (with Jasper inclusions) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint (with Jasper inclusions)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety) — sedimentary

Agate Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian (Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)