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Sedimentary Or Metamorphic (Base Substrate)

Browse sedimentary or metamorphic (base substrate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sard

White Obsidian

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Metabasalt

Eulysite

Breccia

Hornfels

Ironstone

Anthracite

Metaquartzite

Slate

River Pebble (Weathered Sedimentary Rock Fragment) — sedimentary

River Pebble

Weathered Sedimentary Rock Fragment

Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — gemstone

Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

Yellow Jasper (Chert variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper (Chert variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Expanded Clay Pebble (Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate (LECA)) — sedimentary

Expanded Clay Pebble

Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate (LECA)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

River Pebble (Siltstone / Sandstone Pebble) (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Clay Minerals)) — sedimentary

River Pebble (Siltstone / Sandstone Pebble)

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Clay Minerals)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Rag) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Rag)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

White Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Gravel / Small Pebble (Rock Fragment (Gravel)) — sedimentary

Gravel / Small Pebble

Rock Fragment (Gravel)

River Pebble / Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

River Pebble / Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock) (Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock)

Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)

Moss-covered Rock Fragment (Weathered Rock Fragment with Epilithic Growth) — sedimentary

Moss-covered Rock Fragment

Weathered Rock Fragment with Epilithic Growth

Tufa (Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tufa

Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Jasper pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

River Stone (Basalt or Siltstone) (Mafic Volcanic Rock or Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — igneous or sedimentary

River Stone (Basalt or Siltstone)

Mafic Volcanic Rock or Clastic Sedimentary Rock

igneous or sedimentary

Fossilized Bored Limestone (Limestone with Ichnofossils (Gastrochaenolites or Entobia)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bored Limestone

Limestone with Ichnofossils (Gastrochaenolites or Entobia)

Tiger's Eye (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Pseudomorph after crocidolite) — mineral

Tiger's Eye

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Pseudomorph after crocidolite

Mixed river stones and gravel (Polymictic alluvial clasts; individual pieces may include quartzite, granite, basalt, sandstone, limestone, and slate) — igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

Mixed river stones and gravel

Polymictic alluvial clasts; individual pieces may include quartzite, granite, basalt, sandstone, limestone, and slate

igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2)

River Stone (Limestone) (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

River Stone (Limestone)

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

River Stones (Basalt and Sedimentary Rock) (Basalt (dark specimen) and Siltstone/Mudstone (reddish specimen)) — igneous and sedimentary

River Stones (Basalt and Sedimentary Rock)

Basalt (dark specimen) and Siltstone/Mudstone (reddish specimen)

igneous and sedimentary

Aragonite (Sputnik habit) (Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite (Sputnik habit)

Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Zoisite with Hornblende (Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) with Amphibole inclusions) — metamorphic

Zoisite with Hornblende

Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) with Amphibole inclusions

Agate (SiO2 (Chalcedony/Quartz)) — sedimentary

Agate

SiO2 (Chalcedony/Quartz)

Sandstone (River Pebble) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartzite/Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Pebble)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartzite/Arenite)

Oolitic Limestone (Egg Stone) (Oolite (Chemical sedimentary rock, primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Oolitic Limestone (Egg Stone)

Oolite (Chemical sedimentary rock, primarily CaCO3)

Black River Stone (Chert or Basalt Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Mafic Igneous Rock) — sedimentary

Black River Stone (Chert or Basalt Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Mafic Igneous Rock

Tufa (Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tufa

Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)

Druzy Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzy Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Druzy Quartz (on Geode Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzy Quartz (on Geode Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)

Mossy Rock (Mixed lithology rock with Bryophyta (moss)) — sedimentary

Mossy Rock

Mixed lithology rock with Bryophyta (moss)

Chalcedony (Tumbled Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Tumbled Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities