Chert (Red Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary (processed mineral product) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Red Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion / Goethite-Hematite Nodule
Goethite/Hematite (α-FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Hematite Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone
Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)
Aqua Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Red Moss Agate (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Satin Spar (Gypsum variety)
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Black Obsidian and Hematite
Volcanic Glass (SiO2) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Pyrulite (Pyrite / Chalcopyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) or Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone with Quarzite clasts
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine-colored Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral inclusions)
Banded Metamorphic Rock (likely Quartzite or Serpentinite/Soapstone)
Metamorphic Rock (possibly a banded Quartzite or a foliated Serpentinite/Talc Schist based on appearance, general term for such a rock is 'Banded Metamorphic Rock' or 'Gneiss' if pronounced banding of different minerals)
Greisen (Quartz-Muscovite-Turretine Rock)
Greisen
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil (Hydroxyapatite replaced by Minerals)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (unstructured hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides, often FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)
Shale
Fissile mudstone (primarily clay minerals and silt-sized quartz)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Feldsphathic Igneous Rock
Sandstone
Arenite