Ironstone Concretion (likely)
Goethite/Hematite/Limonite cemented sediment
Category
Browse sedimentary (with some aspects of mineral replacement) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Ironstone Concretion (likely)
Goethite/Hematite/Limonite cemented sediment
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Hag Stone (Piddock bored rock)
Calcareous sedimentary rock featuring Pholadidae borings
Greenstone / Glauconitic Siltstone
Metabasalt or Glauconite-rich Sedimentary Rock
Zircon
Zircon (ZrSiO4)
Hematite Beads
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Coral)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Travertine (Calcareous Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin)
Echinoidea (Class), often found as calcitic fossils
Gneiss (specifically a granitic gneiss cobble)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber (specifically Red or Cherry Amber)
Succinite (Resinite); Chemical formula: C10H16O
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))
Peridot
Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Quartz (likely) / Siliceous rock with quartz phenocrysts (if a rock fragment)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Turritella Gastropod (Internal Mold)
Turritella (Fossil Gastropod Crust)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Bituminous Coal
Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)
Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper)
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae within Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Stromatolite
Cyanobacteria fossilized formation (CaCO3)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Amber (Copal)
Organic gemstone, fossilized tree resin (often immature amber or copal)
Chert (Hagstone/Gasket Rock variant)
Chert (SiO2)
Kunzite (variety of Spodumene)
Lithium Aluminum Silicate (LiAlSi2O6)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber; fossilized tree resin)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Pink Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium/Iron/Titanium trace impurities
Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg,Fe)SiO3)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper (Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Green Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper with Hematite (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 and Fe2O3)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2