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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

Rock Salt

Super Seven

Anatase

Limestone

Siltstone

Pisolite

Serpentine

Chert (Jasper Variant likely) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Sedimentary Rock or Mineral (depending on origin and purity)

Chert (Jasper Variant likely)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sedimentary Rock or Mineral (depending on origin and purity)

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Blue Zircon (Zircon (Zirconium Silicate), ZrSiO4) — gemstone

Blue Zircon

Zircon (Zirconium Silicate), ZrSiO4

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

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Gneiss (with Mica and Quartz) (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss (with Mica and Quartz)

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Hematite Nodules) (Ironstone (principally Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O or Hematite Fe2O3 mixed with silica/clay)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Hematite Nodules)

Ironstone (principally Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O or Hematite Fe2O3 mixed with silica/clay)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Common Opal variety) (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Common Opal variety)

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2 (Copper Iron Sulfide)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite

CuFeS2 (Copper Iron Sulfide)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Flint / Chert Nodules in Limestone (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Carbonate Rock) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert Nodules in Limestone

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Carbonate Rock

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

Flint / Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Flint (SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Flint

SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Flint / Chert Nodule (Silica (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert Nodule

Silica (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2

Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss) (Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss)

Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Arenite with limonite/goethite cement) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with limonite/goethite cement

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Banded Iron Formation (Banded Iron Formation (BIF)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2

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

Flint / Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (or Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert/Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert/Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Chert (specifically Brown Chert or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Brown Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Concretion (Calcareous/Siliceous Concretion) — sedimentary

Concretion

Calcareous/Siliceous Concretion

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based typically)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based typically)

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

Chert (Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss