Rock Identifier

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Sedimentary Or Metamorphic Derived

Browse sedimentary or metamorphic derived specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (or Fool's Gold) (Pyrite (FeS₂)) — Mineral

Pyrite (or Fool's Gold)

Pyrite (FeS₂)

Chalcedony (Banded/Mottled Variety) (Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — Mineral

Chalcedony (Banded/Mottled Variety)

Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Black Tourmaline (Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)) — Mineral

Black Tourmaline

Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)

Quartz (likely milky/gray variety) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely milky/gray variety)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Micaceous Sandstone or Quartzite (Sandstone (lithified quartz grains, often with mica) or Quartzite (metamorphosed sandstone)) — Sedimentary or Metamorphic

Micaceous Sandstone or Quartzite

Sandstone (lithified quartz grains, often with mica) or Quartzite (metamorphosed sandstone)

Sedimentary or Metamorphic

River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) crystal conglomerate) — sedimentary or metamorphic

River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) crystal conglomerate

sedimentary or metamorphic

Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble) (Gneiss (specifically a banded variety often found as a river rock)) — Metamorphic Rock

Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)

Gneiss (specifically a banded variety often found as a river rock)

Metamorphic Rock

Yellow Quartz (Citrine-colored Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine-colored Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Vein Quartz) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz (Vein Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz (possibly milky quartz or quartz with inclusions) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz (possibly milky quartz or quartz with inclusions)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Agate (Agate (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)) — Mineral

Agate

Agate (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Glacial Erratic (Sandstone/Quartzite) (Glacial Erratic specimen (likely Orthoquartzite or Feldspathic Sandstone)) — sedimentary or metamorphic

Glacial Erratic (Sandstone/Quartzite)

Glacial Erratic specimen (likely Orthoquartzite or Feldspathic Sandstone)

sedimentary or metamorphic

Limonite-stained Quartz / Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary or metamorphic

Limonite-stained Quartz / Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

sedimentary or metamorphic

Diorite (Gneissic) (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite (Gneissic)

Diorite

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

River Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic or sedimentary

River Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

metamorphic or sedimentary

Weathered Quartzite or Chert Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic or sedimentary

Weathered Quartzite or Chert Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

metamorphic or sedimentary

River Cobble (likely Quartzite or Limestone) (SiO2 (Quartzite dominant) or CaCO3 (Limestone dominant)) — metamorphic or sedimentary

River Cobble (likely Quartzite or Limestone)

SiO2 (Quartzite dominant) or CaCO3 (Limestone dominant)

metamorphic or sedimentary

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (specifically Milky/Gray Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (specifically Milky/Gray Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tiger's Eye and Carnelian Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic and mineral

Tiger's Eye and Carnelian Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

metamorphic and mineral

Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Fluorite and Rose Quartz (Fluorite (CaF2), Rose Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

Fluorite and Rose Quartz

Fluorite (CaF2), Rose Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Amethyst (Amethyst (Purple Quartz); formula: SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Purple Quartz); formula: SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Amethyst (Amethyst (variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Quartz (Granular Milky Quartz fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Granular Milky Quartz fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz in Matrix (possibly with Biotite or Hornblende) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in Granitic Matrix) — igneous

Quartz in Matrix (possibly with Biotite or Hornblende)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in Granitic Matrix

Banded Agate (Tumbled) (Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 - Cryptocrystalline Quartz)) — mineral

Banded Agate (Tumbled)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 - Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

River Cobble (likely Sandstone or Siltstone type) (Sandstone or Siltstone (common rock types that form river cobbles)) — Sedimentary Rock (specifically a clastic sedimentary rock formed into a cobble)

River Cobble (likely Sandstone or Siltstone type)

Sandstone or Siltstone (common rock types that form river cobbles)

Sedimentary Rock (specifically a clastic sedimentary rock formed into a cobble)

Quartz / Quartzite Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic (mineral-based)

Quartz / Quartzite Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic (mineral-based)

River Pebbles (Sandstone and Quartzite) (SiO2 (Quartz) dominated clastic rocks) — sedimentary and metamorphic

River Pebbles (Sandstone and Quartzite)

SiO2 (Quartz) dominated clastic rocks

sedimentary and metamorphic

River Pebble (Quartzite/Siltstone mixture) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture with varied clastic minerals) — sedimentary/metamorphic

River Pebble (Quartzite/Siltstone mixture)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture with varied clastic minerals

sedimentary/metamorphic