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Sedimentary Rock (Specifically A Chemical Sedimentary Rock, Or A Chert If Considered Purely Mineral Aggregate)

Browse sedimentary rock (specifically a chemical sedimentary rock, or a chert if considered purely mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Chert Geode or Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Geode or Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Black Chert/Flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Chert/Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Dalmation Jasper (or Dalmation Stone) (Dalmation Stone (composed of Perthite, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite)) — igneous

Dalmation Jasper (or Dalmation Stone)

Dalmation Stone (composed of Perthite, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite)

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Nodular) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chert (Commonly known as Jasper or Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Commonly known as Jasper or Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Quartz Variety) (Chert (mostly SiO2 / Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Variety)

Chert (mostly SiO2 / Silicon Dioxide)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone-based Concrete Fragment (Cementitious Composite with Sedimentary Aggregate) — sedimentary (man-made/anthropogenic)

Sandstone-based Concrete Fragment

Cementitious Composite with Sedimentary Aggregate

sedimentary (man-made/anthropogenic)

Chert (concretionary/nodular variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with possible fossil or mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (concretionary/nodular variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with possible fossil or mineral inclusions

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Zebra Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper (Zebra Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Chert / Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Jasper

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Field Stone) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field Stone)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Cherty Flint/Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Cherty Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (with Liesegang Banding) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Liesegang Banding)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper depending on color) (Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper depending on color)

Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

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

Gneiss

High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (specifically Brown Chert or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Brown Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate) (Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate) — sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)

Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate)

Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate

sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)

River Stone (Chert/Siltstone) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace impurities) — sedimentary

River Stone (Chert/Siltstone)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace impurities

Chert (Black Chert/Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Chert/Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Quartz Variety) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Variety)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Druzy Quartz on Chert/Siltstone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Microcrystalline Silica/Siltstone matrix) — sedimentary

Druzy Quartz on Chert/Siltstone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Microcrystalline Silica/Siltstone matrix

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron-oxide inclusions (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron-oxide inclusions (SiO2 primarily)

Shale or Argillite (Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)) — Sedimentary or Metamorphic (low-grade)

Shale or Argillite

Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)

Sedimentary or Metamorphic (low-grade)

Chert (Chert (variant of microcrystalline quartz)) — Sedimentary

Chert

Chert (variant of microcrystalline quartz)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble with Quartz Veins (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble with Quartz Veins

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Yellow/Brown Chert or Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Yellow/Brown Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Beach Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Beach Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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)

Ferruginous Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)