Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (with some aspects of mineral replacement) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (subclass)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3
Sandstone Concretion
Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Fossil Coral
Hexagonaria or Rugose coral fossil (replaced by silica/chalcedony)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite
Chert (or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Sandstone
Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Peacock Ore (Chalcopyrite)
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite Concretion
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone concretion
Siderite or Limonite concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone)
Permineralized Bone Fossil
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veins
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes tooth
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Shale with Iron Staining
Fissile Mudrock (Sedimentary Rock)
Banded Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (e.g., Siderite or Ironstone)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class) fossilized tooth
Fossilized Coral
Rugosa / Tabulata coral fossils replaced by silica (Chalcedony/Quartz)
Fossilized Bone
Fossilized Vertebrate Bone (Per mineralized)
Green Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Zebra Jasper
Tektite variety of Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Concretion (Sandstone)
Sandstone Concretion
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert / Flint Nodules
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Green Chert/Jasper)
Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Chert (often called Flint when dark or found in chalk)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda (General mineral composition: Calcite/CaCO₃ or Silica/SiO₂)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily quartz arenite)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Banded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing
Sandstone
Arenite