Rock Identifier

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Sedimentary

Browse sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Banded Calcite (often sold as Onyx) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Banded Calcite (often sold as Onyx)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (Field Stone/Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field Stone/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous Concretion) (Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion / SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous Concretion)

Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion / SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement

Chert (and Chert-Jasper mix) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Chert-Jasper mix)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Highly Metamorphosed Coal)) — sedimentary

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Highly Metamorphosed Coal)

Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (specifically Blue Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flinty variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flinty variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions

Jasper (Cream/Yellow variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper (Cream/Yellow variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Jasper (Mookaite style) (Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper (Mookaite style)

Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone) (Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite and Calcite)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)

Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite and Calcite)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limonite Concretion (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Gray Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities

Chert (with Quartz vein) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz vein)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Jasper (Iron Oxide Rich) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Hematite/Goethite) inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (Iron Oxide Rich)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Hematite/Goethite) inclusions

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper when red) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper when red)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Zebra Jasper (Zebra Stone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and manganese inclusions) — sedimentary

Zebra Jasper (Zebra Stone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and manganese inclusions

Mookaite Jasper (Radiolarite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Radiolarite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Jasper (Cream/Yellow variety) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper (Cream/Yellow variety)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Red Chert / Jasper nodule) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Red Chert / Jasper nodule)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Conglomerate (Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)

Chert (Brown variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Brown variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Field Pebble) (Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field Pebble)

Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossilized Stingray Mouth Plate (Myliobatidae dental battery) — sedimentary

Fossilized Stingray Mouth Plate

Myliobatidae dental battery

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert / Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert / Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)