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Sedimentary (Processed Mineral Product)

Browse sedimentary (processed mineral product) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Quartz (Milky Variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky Variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Halite (Rock Salt) (Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)) — mineral

Halite (Rock Salt)

Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Clear Quartz Crystal (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber in Matrix (Succinite (Carbon-based organic polymer)) — Organic (Sedimentary context)

Amber in Matrix

Succinite (Carbon-based organic polymer)

Organic (Sedimentary context)

Sandstone (Arenite (often composed of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (often composed of Quartz, SiO2)

Sandstone (River Cobble) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Feldspar)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Cobble)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Feldspar)

Garnet (likely Almandine) (Almandine Garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Garnet (likely Almandine)

Almandine Garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Dalmatian Jasper / Dalmatian Stone (Peralkaline Rock (Silicon Dioxide with Amphibole inclusions)) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper / Dalmatian Stone

Peralkaline Rock (Silicon Dioxide with Amphibole inclusions)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — Mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Sandstone (Micaceous Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 inclusions)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Micaceous Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 inclusions)

Banded Sandstone (Arenite (with iron oxide banding)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone

Arenite (with iron oxide banding)

Green Sandstone (Glauconitic Sandstone) — sedimentary

Green Sandstone

Glauconitic Sandstone

Quartz (Smoky/Grey variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky/Grey variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth in Matrix (Otodus sp. (likely Otodus obliquus)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth in Matrix

Otodus sp. (likely Otodus obliquus)

Smoky Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Smoky Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Tumbled Green Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Tumbled Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

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

Limonite (Iron Ore)

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

Turquoise (Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Gneiss (with Quartzite and Biotite) (Gneiss containing SiO2 (Quartz), K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 (Biotite), and (K,Na,Ca)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (with Quartzite and Biotite)

Gneiss containing SiO2 (Quartz), K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 (Biotite), and (K,Na,Ca)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar)

$Sandstone (with prominent jointing/fractures) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary$

Sandstone (with prominent jointing/fractures)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Aragonite / Calcite Geode (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite / Calcite Geode

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Amethyst (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)

Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Carnelian variety) (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Carnelian variety)

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber with inclusion (Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineral

Amber with inclusion

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Citrine Geode (Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Geode

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide/Quartz)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide/Quartz)

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

Red Jasper with Quartz Veining

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Quartz (SiO2) inclusions

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Fancy Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Fancy Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Sandstone (likely Siltstone variety) (Arenite / Siltstone (primary mineral SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Siltstone variety)

Arenite / Siltstone (primary mineral SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus) (Otodus obliquus (composed primarily of Fluorapatite)) — mineral

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)

Otodus obliquus (composed primarily of Fluorapatite)