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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

Quartz-veined Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with quartz veins) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with quartz veins

Jasper River Stone (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Jasper River Stone

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Asphalt (Aggregate) (Bituminous macadam / Concrete Aggregate) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Aggregate)

Bituminous macadam / Concrete Aggregate

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (complex silicate composition with iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (complex silicate composition with iron oxides)

Limestone (with Calcite Veining) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (with Calcite Veining)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Concrete rubble (Anthropogenic conglomerate) — sedimentary

Concrete rubble

Anthropogenic conglomerate

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Onyx (Marble Onyx) (Calcite (CaCO3) - Banded Calcium Carbonate) — sedimentary

White Onyx (Marble Onyx)

Calcite (CaCO3) - Banded Calcium Carbonate

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Rounded dark river pebble (Likely fine-grained basalt or andesite; exact identification requires a fresh surface or tests) — sedimentary

Rounded dark river pebble

Likely fine-grained basalt or andesite; exact identification requires a fresh surface or tests

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils

Chert Breccia (Brecciated Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Breccia

Brecciated Chert (SiO2)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)

Chert (often called Flint or River Stone) (Microcrystalline alpha-quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or River Stone)

Microcrystalline alpha-quartz (SiO2)

Chert (with Limestone and Iron Oxide staining) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone and Iron Oxide staining)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Greywacke (River Slikenside) (Greywacke (Lithic Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Greywacke (River Slikenside)

Greywacke (Lithic Sandstone)

Greywacke (Lithic wacke (variety of Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Greywacke

Lithic wacke (variety of Sandstone)

Milky Quartz with Mica Matrix (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Muscovite/Biotite mica) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Mica Matrix

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Muscovite/Biotite mica

Biotite Mica (Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)) — mineral

Biotite Mica

Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose) (Sandstone (SiO2 with inclusions)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose)

Sandstone (SiO2 with inclusions)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fuchsite (Fuchsite (a variety of Muscovite mica, K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Fuchsite

Fuchsite (a variety of Muscovite mica, K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Seraphinite (Clinochlore (a variety of the chlorite group)) — mineral

Seraphinite

Clinochlore (a variety of the chlorite group)

Picasso Stone (Metamorphosed Calcium Carbonate (Limestone)) — sedimentary

Picasso Stone

Metamorphosed Calcium Carbonate (Limestone)

Chert (with Fossiliferous Silicification) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (with Fossiliferous Silicification)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral) (Favosites (Order Favositida)) — sedimentary

Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral)

Favosites (Order Favositida)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Artifact) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Artifact)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint Pebbles) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Pebbles)

Chert (SiO2)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))) — Mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)