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Sedimentary (Microcrystalline Silicate)

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

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

Yellow Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Yellow Quartzite (River Stone)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Jasper with Cinnabar (Dragon Blood Jasper variant) (Silicon Dioxide with Mercury Sulfide (SiO2 + HgS)) — sedimentary

Jasper with Cinnabar (Dragon Blood Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide with Mercury Sulfide (SiO2 + HgS)

Yellow Jasper (Tectosilicates (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Tectosilicates (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions

Chert (Quartz Variety) (Chert (mostly SiO2 / Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Variety)

Chert (mostly SiO2 / Silicon Dioxide)

Jasper Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Chalcedony Nodule in Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony Nodule in Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Botryoidal Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Banded Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Travertine (Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Red Siltstone (Siltstone (primarily quartz and feldspar sized 0.0039 to 0.0625 mm)) — sedimentary

Red Siltstone

Siltstone (primarily quartz and feldspar sized 0.0039 to 0.0625 mm)

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

Chert

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite (Yellow/Orange variety) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Yellow/Orange variety)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)

Red Jasper (River Polished) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities) — sedimentary/mineral

Red Jasper (River Polished)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities

sedimentary/mineral

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper-like) (SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)) — Sedimentary

Chert (Jasper-like)

SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Rock)) — igneous

Dalmatian Stone

Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Rock)

Red Jasper (Jasper (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities (mostly Iron Oxides)) — Mineral

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities (mostly Iron Oxides)

Jasper (likely Lake Superior Jasper) (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper (likely Lake Superior Jasper)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Dalmatian Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper) (Peralkaline Feldsphathic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Dalmatian Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)

Peralkaline Feldsphathic Igneous Rock

Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone (a microcrystalline quartz and feldspar rock with arfvedsonite)) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Dalmatian Stone (a microcrystalline quartz and feldspar rock with arfvedsonite)

Chert (Jasper/River Stone) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/River Stone)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

River Chalcedony / Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

River Chalcedony / Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone Gourd) (Limonite/Goethite Concretion (FeOO(H))) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone Gourd)

Limonite/Goethite Concretion (FeOO(H))

River Pebble Gravel (Hydrothermally modified Clastic Sediment (mainly Quartzite and Chert)) — sedimentary

River Pebble Gravel

Hydrothermally modified Clastic Sediment (mainly Quartzite and Chert)

Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper) (Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)

Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

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

Banded Flint / Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Tan Chert) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan Chert)

Chert (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Flint) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Black Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically White Chert or Novaculite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically White Chert or Novaculite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Limonite Concretion (Ironstone) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) / Goethite) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) / Goethite