Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone)
Permineralized Vertebrate Remains
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Browse sedimentary (physico chemical precipitate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone)
Permineralized Vertebrate Remains
Aragonite
Aragonite (CaCO3)
Veined Sandstone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary sandstone with hydrothermal/mineral veins
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)
Agate Slice (Carnelian Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Carnelian
Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2 with Hematite impurities)
Botryoidal Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Green Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Amethyst Sage Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals (Manganese/Iron oxides)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert Nodules in Limestone
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Chert (Flint) with Quartz Inclusions
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (Hematite/Magnetite-rich)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation
BIF (Banded Iron Formation)
Limonite (often after Hematite or Goethite)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Yellow Jasper with Red Inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxides
Banded Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rock with Liesegang banding
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druze (Crystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Optical Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Druzzy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Celestite (Celestine)
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Quartz Drusy on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Jaspilite
Banded Iron Formation (predominantly Hematite, Magnetite, and Quartz/Jasper)
Agate (specifically crazy lace agate / orbicular agate node)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Jasper and Quartz Breccia
Silicified Breccia (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation (predominantly Hematite and Chert)
Banded Iron Formation (Jaspilite)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF); predominantly Hematite (Fe2O3) and Magnetite (Fe3O4) with Chert/Jasper (SiO2)
Red Chert (Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Limonite/Ironstone
Limonite (Hydrous ferric oxides), FeO(OH)·nH2O
Chert Nodule (Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Geode with Quartz Crystal Cavity
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcareous/Siliceous Matrix
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation (Fe2O3 + SiO2)