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Sedimentary (Secondary Mineral Formation)

Browse sedimentary (secondary mineral formation) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation

Itabirite

Jaspillite

Coal

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Glauconite

Breccia

Hutcheonite

Halite

Ironstone

Sperrylite

Vuggy Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Quartz/Calcite inclusions) — sedimentary

Vuggy Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Quartz/Calcite inclusions

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

Banded Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of pyroxene and calcium-rich plagioclase)) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of pyroxene and calcium-rich plagioclase)

Quartz with inclusions (SiO2) — mineral

Quartz with inclusions

SiO2

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Copper Ore (Malachite/Chrysocolla bearing) (Cupriferous rock containing secondary copper minerals like Cu2CO3(OH)2) — mineral

Copper Ore (Malachite/Chrysocolla bearing)

Cupriferous rock containing secondary copper minerals like Cu2CO3(OH)2

Jasper with Quartz Vein (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper with Quartz Vein

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite / Ironstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite / Ironstone

Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Unidentified brown rock fragment (Not identifiable from the image; possibly iron-stained sandstone or another common weathered rock) — sedimentary

Unidentified brown rock fragment

Not identifiable from the image; possibly iron-stained sandstone or another common weathered rock

Weathered pale-blue rock fragment (Unidentified; the image does not show enough detail for a reliable geological identification) — sedimentary

Weathered pale-blue rock fragment

Unidentified; the image does not show enough detail for a reliable geological identification

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Boxwork Quartz / Septarian Jasper (Boxwork (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)) — metamorphic

Boxwork Quartz / Septarian Jasper

Boxwork (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil bone, possibly a vertebra (Fossilized vertebrate bone; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image) — fossil

Fossil bone, possibly a vertebra

Fossilized vertebrate bone; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image

Clear Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — Mineral

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Turquoise

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

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

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Ironstone with Limonite/Goethite coating (Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone with Limonite/Goethite coating

Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Coprolite (Coprolite) — sedimentary

Coprolite

Coprolite

Chert (with Quartz Veining) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz Veining)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Native Silver Nugget (Silver (Ag)) — mineral

Native Silver Nugget

Silver (Ag)

Chalcedony (Agate / Quartz Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate / Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chalcedony (Agate)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Banded Agate (Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Iron Formation (Banded Iron Formation (BIF)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Carnelian (Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO

₂)) — Mineral (specifically a variety of Chalcedony, which is a cryptocrystalline quartz)

Carnelian

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO ₂)

Mineral (specifically a variety of Chalcedony, which is a cryptocrystalline quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Cobaltian Calcite (Cobaltoan Calcite) (Cobaltian Calcite (CaCO3 with Co2+ substitution)) — Mineral

Cobaltian Calcite (Cobaltoan Calcite)

Cobaltian Calcite (CaCO3 with Co2+ substitution)

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions

Rhodochrosite (Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)) — mineral

Rhodochrosite

Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Limonite

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

Chalcedony (Agate/Quartz pebble) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate/Quartz pebble)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Agate (Carnelian / Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dyed Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment) — mineral

Dyed Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment

Gossan (Iron Cap) (Limonitic Gossan (Fe2O3·nH2O mixed)) — sedimentary

Gossan (Iron Cap)

Limonitic Gossan (Fe2O3·nH2O mixed)