Sandstone (with biological crust)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
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Browse sedimentary rock (altered) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone (with biological crust)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Almandine Garnet in Schist
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Mica Schist
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz (specifically Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert with Desert Varnish
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide coating
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Calcite (Green Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Carnelian
Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline rhyolite
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary composition)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Hag Stone (Piddock bored rock)
Calcareous sedimentary rock featuring Pholadidae borings
Biotite Schist with Garnet
Garnet-Biotite Schist
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ironstone Concretion
Limonitic/Hematitic Concretion
Sandstone Beach Pebble
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Jasper (Yellow/Brown variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (iron-rich)
Chert / Flint Conglomerate
Silicified Sedimentary Breccia (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss (with Quartzite and Biotite)
Gneiss containing SiO2 (Quartz), K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 (Biotite), and (K,Na,Ca)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Chert (Nodular)
Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline Quartz)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fossil Sand Dollar (Echinoidea)
Phylum Echinodermata, Class Echinoidea (likely Dendraster or Scutella)
Yellow Chalcedony (common opal or chert variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Vuggy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Chalcedony / SiO2)
Mixed collection of Quartz varieties, Chalcedony, and metamorphic pebbles
Mixed gemstones (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble variety)
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion