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Sedimentary (With Some Aspects Of Mineral Replacement)

Browse sedimentary (with some aspects of mineral replacement) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Coal

Claystone

Shale

Marl

Black Shale

Super Seven

Rock Salt

Anatase

Limestone

Siltstone

Pisolite

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Yellow Chert Pebbles/Yellow Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Goethite or Limonite inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert Pebbles/Yellow Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Goethite or Limonite inclusions

Chert (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Flint (or Chert) (Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)) — sedimentary

Flint (or Chert)

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)

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

Flint / Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Flint

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Flint (or Chert) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Flint (or Chert)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz

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

Flint

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Chert (Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Limonitic Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Limonitic Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Coral (Hexagonaria / Rugosa / Scleractinia) — fossil

Fossil Coral

Hexagonaria / Rugosa / Scleractinia

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

Garnet (Almandine)

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Potassium Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Sandstone (Arenite (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (clastic sedimentary rock)

Fossil Coral (Rugosa or Tabulata coral fossil) — fossil

Fossil Coral

Rugosa or Tabulata coral fossil

Magnetite (Lodestone) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Lodestone)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded sandstone pebble (Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing) — sedimentary

Banded sandstone pebble

Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing

Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite) (Ferruginous Sandstone or Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)

Ferruginous Sandstone or Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Fluorescent tumbled mineral specimen, likely calcite (Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃), probable UV-fluorescent variety) — mineral

Fluorescent tumbled mineral specimen, likely calcite

Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃), probable UV-fluorescent variety

Yellow Chert (Gold-colored River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite staining) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (Gold-colored River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite staining

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Sandstone (likely Arkosic) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkosic)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Fossilized mammalian tooth fragment (Likely a fossil molar or premolar; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image) — fossil

Fossilized mammalian tooth fragment

Likely a fossil molar or premolar; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image

Sandstone (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, predominantly SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, predominantly SiO2)

Limonite-stained Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite-stained Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Concretion in Shale (Siltstone/Shale with Siderite or Calcareous concretions) — sedimentary

Concretion in Shale

Siltstone/Shale with Siderite or Calcareous concretions

Flint / Chert with Cortex (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert with Cortex

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper / Chert (river tumbled) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper / Chert (river tumbled)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Flint

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Muscovite) in Schist Matrix) — metamorphic

Muscovite Schist

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Muscovite) in Schist Matrix

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Polished banded pebble, likely quartz-veined chert or jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chert/jasper with a quartz or chalcedony vein) — sedimentary

Polished banded pebble, likely quartz-veined chert or jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chert/jasper with a quartz or chalcedony vein

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)