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Sedimentary (Silicified Fossiliferous Chalcedony)

Browse sedimentary (silicified fossiliferous chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Chert (Yellow/Tan variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow/Tan variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chalk (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale) — sedimentary

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale

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

Banded Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and Flint variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Limonite Concretion (Ironstone) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Goethite and Hematite) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Goethite and Hematite

Septarian Nodule (Septarian Concretion (Complex of Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Mudstone)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian Concretion (Complex of Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Mudstone)

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

Chert (specifically Black Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan-like) (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH) inclusions)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan-like)

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH) inclusions)

Jasper or Chert with Quartz Vugs (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper or Chert with Quartz Vugs

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bored Siltstone (Holey Rock) (Siltstone with Pholad borings (Lithophaga/Pholadidae trace fossils)) — sedimentary

Bored Siltstone (Holey Rock)

Siltstone with Pholad borings (Lithophaga/Pholadidae trace fossils)

Orthoceratid Fossil in Limestone (Orthoceras (extinct genus of Nautiloid Cephalopod)) — sedimentary

Orthoceratid Fossil in Limestone

Orthoceras (extinct genus of Nautiloid Cephalopod)

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Red Jasper (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Chert (with Limestone/Dolomite host) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone/Dolomite host)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shale (Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz grains)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz grains)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz and/or feldspar)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz and/or feldspar)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (with Feldspathic/Arkose qualities) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8 components)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Feldspathic/Arkose qualities)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8 components)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Crushed Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crushed Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Travertine (Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)

Red Siltstone (Siltstone (composed mainly of SiO2 and Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Siltstone

Siltstone (composed mainly of SiO2 and Fe2O3)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Ferruginous Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with high iron oxide content)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with high iron oxide content)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Limestone (specifically Marl or Chalk) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (specifically Marl or Chalk)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone) (Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)

Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

Sandstone (with Iron concretions/staining) (Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron concretions/staining)

Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)

Sandstone (Arenite (variable SiO2 composition)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (variable SiO2 composition)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite) coating) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite) coating

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

Sandstone (likely Siltstone variety)

Arenite / Siltstone (primary mineral SiO2)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 staining)