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Sedimentary Rock (Technically A Microcrystalline Quartz Mineral Aggregate)

Browse sedimentary rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Chert

Kiwi Jasper

Coal

Flower Jasper

Feather Jasper

Claystone

Shale

Dendritic Jasper

Sandstone

Zebra Jasper

Siltstone

Bumblebee Jasper

Bumblebee Jasper

Dalmatian Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper) (Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite (formerly believed to be Jasper)) — igneous

Dalmatian Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)

Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite (formerly believed to be Jasper)

Yellow Jasper (SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)) — mineral

Yellow Jasper

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Wishing Stone (Quartz-veined Siltstone or Graywacke) (Hydrothermal Quartz vein in matrix of SiO2 (Quartz) and Al2O3 (Clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Wishing Stone (Quartz-veined Siltstone or Graywacke)

Hydrothermal Quartz vein in matrix of SiO2 (Quartz) and Al2O3 (Clay minerals)

Moqui Marble (Ironstone Concretion) (Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble (Ironstone Concretion)

Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3)

Chert (Brown variety / Common Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Brown variety / Common Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline Quartz-feldspathic Rock (Arfvedsonite-bearing)) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Peralkaline Quartz-feldspathic Rock (Arfvedsonite-bearing)

Jasper with Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper with Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Chert / Mookaite Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert / Mookaite Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite

Red jasper or iron-rich quartz/chalcedony (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by hematite/goethite inclusions) — mineral

Red jasper or iron-rich quartz/chalcedony

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by hematite/goethite inclusions

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint / Quartz Nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint / Quartz Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Dalmatian Stone (often misnamed Dalmatian Jasper) (Aplite (with hornblende/arfvedsonite inclusions)) — igneous

Dalmatian Stone (often misnamed Dalmatian Jasper)

Aplite (with hornblende/arfvedsonite inclusions)

Likely quartz-rich rock fragment (Probably microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly a pale chert or quartzite fragment) — mineral

Likely quartz-rich rock fragment

Probably microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly a pale chert or quartzite fragment

Geode (Quartz / Chalcedony Geode) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Geode (Quartz / Chalcedony Geode)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Chert / Flint Arrowheads (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint Arrowheads

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Carnelian (Polished Agate/Jasper) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Microcrystalline Quartz)) — mineral

Carnelian (Polished Agate/Jasper)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Microcrystalline Quartz)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Kambaba Jasper (Stromatolite (Microbial mat fossil in silicified sediment)) — sedimentary

Kambaba Jasper

Stromatolite (Microbial mat fossil in silicified sediment)

Red Jasper Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert

Chert (variant of microcrystalline quartz)

Polished agate beads (likely assorted dyed agates) (Agate, a banded variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — gemstone

Polished agate beads (likely assorted dyed agates)

Agate, a banded variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

River Stone (Quartzite/Chert) (Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sedimentary Rock) — metamorphic

River Stone (Quartzite/Chert)

Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sedimentary Rock

Agate Geode with Quartz Druzy (Chalcedony (SiO2) and Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate Geode with Quartz Druzy

Chalcedony (SiO2) and Quartz (SiO2)

Gravel and Sediment Sample (Mixed clastic sediment) — sedimentary

Gravel and Sediment Sample

Mixed clastic sediment

Dyed Blue Agate Slice (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate) — mineral

Dyed Blue Agate Slice

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz in Gneiss (Quartzite / Foliated Gneiss containing SiO2) — metamorphic

Milky Quartz in Gneiss

Quartzite / Foliated Gneiss containing SiO2

Chert with Quartz Druzy (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Drusy Quartz Coating) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Druzy

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Drusy Quartz Coating

Weathered brown rock, likely iron-stained sandstone or chert (Indeterminate; probable quartz-rich sandstone/chert with iron-oxide staining) — sedimentary

Weathered brown rock, likely iron-stained sandstone or chert

Indeterminate; probable quartz-rich sandstone/chert with iron-oxide staining

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled jasper pebble (Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides and hydroxides) — mineral

Tumbled jasper pebble

Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides and hydroxides

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Polished brecciated jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide and clay-mineral inclusions) — gemstone

Polished brecciated jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide and clay-mineral inclusions

Lapis Lazuli (Sodalite-rich metamorphic rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Sodalite-rich metamorphic rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2

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

Chert (Flint / Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

River Pebble Gravel (Hydrothermally modified Clastic Sediment (mainly Quartzite and Chert)) — sedimentary

River Pebble Gravel

Hydrothermally modified Clastic Sediment (mainly Quartzite and Chert)

Lapis Lazuli (Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2

Agated Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Agated Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)