Rock Identifier

Category

Sedimentary Rock (Metamorphosed)

Browse sedimentary rock (metamorphosed) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Sandstone Pebbles (Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebbles

Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)

Druzy Quartz Geode (Oco or Moroccan variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzy Quartz Geode (Oco or Moroccan variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Limestone (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Sandstone (lithic/greywacke variety) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with various lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic/greywacke variety)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with various lithic fragments)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe-rich)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe-rich)

Crushed Limestone (Gravel) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crushed Limestone (Gravel)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (with potential fossil inclusions) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (with potential fossil inclusions)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Brecciated/Recrystallized) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Brecciated/Recrystallized)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Grey and White specimens) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Grey and White specimens)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Travertine (Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)

Sandstone (likely Greywacke variant) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Greywacke variant)

Arenite

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Calcareous or Ferruginous) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Calcareous or Ferruginous)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Desert Rose / Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral variant

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Desert Rose / Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Mineral variant

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Gravel Bit) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Gravel Bit)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

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

White Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bivalve Fossil (Clam) (Class Bivalvia (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Bivalve Fossil (Clam)

Class Bivalvia (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Common Opal in Host Rock (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineraloid

Common Opal in Host Rock

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Agatized) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Agatized)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Hematite Nodules (Moqui Marbles style) (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite Nodules (Moqui Marbles style)

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian (Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian (Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Carnelian

Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Geode (Unopened) (Siliceous Concretion / Geode) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

Siliceous Concretion / Geode

Red Jasper (possibly Red Coral or dyed Howlite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper (possibly Red Coral or dyed Howlite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Sandstone (Pebble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)