Rock Identifier

Category

Sedimentary Or Mineral

Browse sedimentary or mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Learn about Sedimentary Or Mineral in the encyclopedia

Coal

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Glauconite

Breccia

Hutcheonite

Halite

Ironstone

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — Mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Chert (Jasper-like Silicate) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint with Iron Staining) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint with Iron Staining)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)

Shale (Shale (Argillaceous sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Argillaceous sedimentary rock)

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

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Geode (Unopened) (SiO2 (Quartz-filled Sedimentary Nodule)) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

SiO2 (Quartz-filled Sedimentary Nodule)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone (a microcrystalline quartz and feldspar rock with arfvedsonite)) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Dalmatian Stone (a microcrystalline quartz and feldspar rock with arfvedsonite)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone) (Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)

Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)

Sandstone (Greywacke) (Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke)

Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Limestone with Secondary Mineralization (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Secondary Mineralization

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint Pebble)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

River Pebble (Gneiss or Granite) (Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Granitic composition)) — metamorphic

River Pebble (Gneiss or Granite)

Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Granitic composition)

Pyrite (Iron Pyrite (FeS2)) — Mineral

Pyrite

Iron Pyrite (FeS2)

Sandstone (Pebble) (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble)

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)

Sandstone (Arenite/Quartz Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite/Quartz Arenite

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)

Red Sandstone (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 cement)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkosic varieties) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkosic varieties)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Septarian Nodule (Septarian concretion (Calcium Carbonate, Aragonite, and Siderite/Baryte)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian concretion (Calcium Carbonate, Aragonite, and Siderite/Baryte)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide)

Fossil Bone Fragment (Petrified bone (permineralized hydroxyapatite)) — fossil

Fossil Bone Fragment

Petrified bone (permineralized hydroxyapatite)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)) — mineral

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)

Pyrite in Quartz Matrix (Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Quartz Matrix

Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Banded) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Banded)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Sand / Sandstone grains (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Sand / Sandstone grains

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Calcite Onyx') (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Calcite Onyx')

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Banded Gneiss (Banded Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Banded Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Chalcedony (Common Opal variant or Agate pebble) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Common Opal variant or Agate pebble)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)