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Sedimentary Rock (Possibly Composed Of Various Minerals)

Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Quartz Druzy Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druzy Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Shale or Slaty Mudstone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale or Slaty Mudstone

Argillaceous sedimentary rock

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

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

Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Picture Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

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

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — Sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Basalt (Basalt (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

Basalt (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

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

Vesicular Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)

Greenstone (Greenschist / Greenstone (contains epidote, chlorite, and actinolite)) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Greenschist / Greenstone (contains epidote, chlorite, and actinolite)

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss

Sandstone (Yellow/Siltstone variant) (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Yellow/Siltstone variant)

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Olivine (Peridotite) (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4) — igneous

Olivine (Peridotite)

Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxides

Red Jasper (possibly Orbicular) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper (possibly Orbicular)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Sunkissed Quartz or Hematoid Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions) — mineral

Sunkissed Quartz or Hematoid Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form

Ironstone (likely Limonite or Goethite) (Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone (likely Limonite or Goethite)

Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Red Jasper (possibly Wonderstone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper (possibly Wonderstone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Serpentine (Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group Minerals Antigorite, Chrysotile, and Lizardite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group Minerals Antigorite, Chrysotile, and Lizardite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Granite (Granite) — Igneous

Granite

Granite

Ironstone Concretion / Goethite-Hematite Nodule (Goethite/Hematite (α-FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion / Goethite-Hematite Nodule

Goethite/Hematite (α-FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)

Chert (or Flint) (SiO2 (predominantly microcrystalline quartz)) — Sedimentary

Chert (or Flint)

SiO2 (predominantly microcrystalline quartz)

Sandstone (Greywacke/Lithic Sandstone) (Arenite / Lithic Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke/Lithic Sandstone)

Arenite / Lithic Sandstone

Turquoise (set in silver jewelry) (Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)) — mineral

Turquoise (set in silver jewelry)

Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Coquina (Coquina (a type of limestone)) — Sedimentary

Coquina

Coquina (a type of limestone)

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

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Shale creek bed (Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Shale creek bed

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)

Andesite (Andesite (Intermediate Extrusive Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Andesite

Andesite (Intermediate Extrusive Volcanic Rock)

Serpentine (Serpentinite (rock) containing serpentine minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)) — Metamorphic rock

Serpentine

Serpentinite (rock) containing serpentine minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)

Metamorphic rock

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

Turquoise

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