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Sedimentary Rock (Technically A Variety Of Chalcedony)

Browse sedimentary rock (technically a variety of chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Flower Agate (Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz) with Spherulite inclusions; SiO2) — mineral

Flower Agate

Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz) with Spherulite inclusions; SiO2

mineral
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Flint variety) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Blue Lace Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2) with trace minerals) — mineral

Blue Lace Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with trace minerals

mineral
Rough Garnet in Matrix (Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2Si3O12)) — mineral

Rough Garnet in Matrix

Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2Si3O12)

mineral
Chert (Jasper/River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Red Swirl Beads (Likely Resin or Glass, simulating Red Jasper or Agate) (N/A (for the beads as pictured); Red Jasper: SiO2 (Chert variety); Red Agate: SiO2 (Chalcedony variety)) — Organic (if resin) or Synthetic (if glass); simulating Sedimentary or Metamorphic (for natural stones)

Red Swirl Beads (Likely Resin or Glass, simulating Red Jasper or Agate)

N/A (for the beads as pictured); Red Jasper: SiO2 (Chert variety); Red Agate: SiO2 (Chalcedony variety)

Organic (if resin) or Synthetic (if glass); simulating Sedimentary or Metamorphic (for natural stones)
Shale (Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)

sedimentary
Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Mineral
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)) — Mineral

Amazonite

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)

Mineral
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2 principal component)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 principal component)

sedimentary
Sandstone (Muddy/Silty Variety) (Arenite with high silt/clay content (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Muddy/Silty Variety)

Arenite with high silt/clay content (clastic sedimentary rock)

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

Limestone Pebble

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

sedimentary
Chert (or Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Porphyritic Basalt (Chinese Flower Stone / Chrysanthemum Stone basalt variety) (Porphyritic Basalt containing Plagioclase Feldspar phenocrysts) — igneous

Porphyritic Basalt (Chinese Flower Stone / Chrysanthemum Stone basalt variety)

Porphyritic Basalt containing Plagioclase Feldspar phenocrysts

igneous
Chert (Jasper) (Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Arrowhead variety) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead variety)

Chert (SiO2)

sedimentary
Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

metamorphic
Chert (Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Limonite (Iron Stone) (Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Stone)

Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O

mineral
Almandine Garnet in Schist (Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — metamorphic

Almandine Garnet in Schist

Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

metamorphic
Chert (Chert Nodule with Cortex) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert Nodule with Cortex)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble variety) (Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble variety)

Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion

sedimentary
Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Red Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions

sedimentary
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

sedimentary
Labradorite (a variety of Feldspar) (Labradorite; (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 (a plagioclase feldspar)) — igneous

Labradorite (a variety of Feldspar)

Labradorite; (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 (a plagioclase feldspar)

igneous
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

sedimentary
Tiger's Eye (SiO2 (Quartz with inclusion of iron oxides)) — mineral

Tiger's Eye

SiO2 (Quartz with inclusion of iron oxides)

mineral
Quartz (likely) / Siliceous rock with quartz phenocrysts (if a rock fragment) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely) / Siliceous rock with quartz phenocrysts (if a rock fragment)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Mineral
Agate Geode (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate Geode

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

mineral
Ocean Jasper (Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Ocean Jasper

Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)

mineral
Fossilized Turritella Gastropod (Internal Mold) (Turritella (Fossil Gastropod Crust)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Turritella Gastropod (Internal Mold)

Turritella (Fossil Gastropod Crust)

sedimentary
Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock (predominantly microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert

Siliceous sedimentary rock (predominantly microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)

Sedimentary
Thunderegg (specifically a Jasper/Agate-filled Geode nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolitic Matrix) — igneous

Thunderegg (specifically a Jasper/Agate-filled Geode nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolitic Matrix

igneous
Specular Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

mineral
Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony mixture) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony mixture)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary