Sandstone
Arenite (clastic sedimentary rock)
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Browse sedimentary (with some aspects of mineral replacement) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite (clastic sedimentary rock)
Botryoidal Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone)
Permineralized Vertebrate Remains
Sea Urchin Fossil
Echinoidea (test/fossil)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (quartz-feldspar-mica complex)
Hematite / Jasper
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) in Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Ironstone Concretion (Iron-rich Mudstone)
Siderite / Geothite concretion (FeCO3 / FeO(OH))
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone concretion
Arenite sedimentary rock (concretion/nodule)
Banded Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Fluorite on Host Rock
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Polished dark pebble, possibly basalt or chert
Uncertain; likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or microcrystalline silica (chert)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (with Iron Staining)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Gneiss / Metamorphic River Pebble
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Blue chalcedony cabochon (probable)
Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz; silicon dioxide, SiO₂
Fossilized Coral (Favosites)
Favosites goldfussi / Tabulata
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Jasper
Jasper / Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Fluorite
Fluorite (CaF₂)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Petrified Bone (Fossil Bone)
Per mineralization fossil bone (varies by organism, predominantly replacement by SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcedony)
Chert (often called Jasper or Flint)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert Arrowhead
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite-stained Siltstone
Ironstone (primarily Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Siltstone)
Yellow Chert or Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock predominantly containing quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Ammonite Fossil in Matrix
Ammonoidea subclass (e.g., Arietites or similar genera)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasperoid)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone with Pyrite
Ferruginous Sandstone (Fe2O3) with minor Sulfide minerals (FeS2)
Fossiliferous Chert with Brachiopod Impression
Chert (SiO2) containing Brachiopoda fossil remains