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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

Chert (Common Opal/Jasper transition) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal/Jasper transition)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ammonite Fossil in Matrix (Ammonoidea subclass (e.g., Arietites or similar genera)) — fossil

Ammonite Fossil in Matrix

Ammonoidea subclass (e.g., Arietites or similar genera)

Chert (variously Flints) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously Flints)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade rock)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide cement)

Concretion (Calcareous or ferruginous concretion) — sedimentary

Concretion

Calcareous or ferruginous concretion

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted lithic fragments)

Polished dark pebble, possibly basalt or chert (Uncertain; likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or microcrystalline silica (chert)) — igneous

Polished dark pebble, possibly basalt or chert

Uncertain; likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or microcrystalline silica (chert)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Sandstone Concretion (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Silica, SiO2, or Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Silica, SiO2, or Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Flint or chert fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called flint when dark and nodular) — sedimentary

Flint or chert fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called flint when dark and nodular

Chert Pebble (Jasper or Agate variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble (Jasper or Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Flint / Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Flint (SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Flint

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Flint (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Flint

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert Arrowhead (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Chert/Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chalcedony (Chert/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Flint (within Limestone matrix) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint (within Limestone matrix)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Chert (Jasper) (Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (Jasper)

Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Chert / Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone Beach Pebble (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with iron oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Beach Pebble

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with iron oxide cement)

Fossilized Coral (Favosites) (Favosites goldfussi / Tabulata) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coral (Favosites)

Favosites goldfussi / Tabulata

Polished operculum (“Shiva eye” shell) (Calcium-carbonate shell operculum, commonly from a turban snail (family Turbinidae); not a mineral specimen) — fossil

Polished operculum (“Shiva eye” shell)

Calcium-carbonate shell operculum, commonly from a turban snail (family Turbinidae); not a mineral specimen

Fossilized bivalve shell (Recrystallized calcium-carbonate shell, commonly fossil oyster or clam (Bivalvia)) — fossil

Fossilized bivalve shell

Recrystallized calcium-carbonate shell, commonly fossil oyster or clam (Bivalvia)

Chert (with Iron Staining) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Iron Staining)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Polished orbicular jasper (Siliceous microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Polished orbicular jasper

Siliceous microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions

Magnetite Orthorthotropic Rock (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite Orthorthotropic Rock

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Jasper (Jasper / Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper / Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasperoid) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasperoid)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)