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Anthropogenic (Man Made Material Mimicking Sedimentary Rock)

Browse anthropogenic (man made material mimicking sedimentary rock) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Rock Gypsum

Limestone

Dunite

Claystone

Diatomite

Tripolite

Sandstone

Marl

Gondite

Lherzolite

Blue Goldstone

Phosphorite

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite

Sandstone (with potential trace fossils) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potential trace fossils)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Siltstone (Yellow/Brown Sandstone or Siltstone) (Siltstone / Fine-grained Sandstone (rich in iron oxides like limonite)) — sedimentary

Siltstone (Yellow/Brown Sandstone or Siltstone)

Siltstone / Fine-grained Sandstone (rich in iron oxides like limonite)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone / Feldspathic Sandstone) (SiO2 with minor impurities (Fe2O3, KAlSi3O8)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone / Feldspathic Sandstone)

SiO2 with minor impurities (Fe2O3, KAlSi3O8)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone with Iron Staining (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Staining

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

Sandstone Flagstone (Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Flagstone

Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)

Grey River Pebble (Likely Quartz-rich or Limestone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (typically SiO2 or CaCO3 based)) — sedimentary

Grey River Pebble (Likely Quartz-rich or Limestone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (typically SiO2 or CaCO3 based)

Chert (or potentially Jasper/Chalcedony) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Chert (or potentially Jasper/Chalcedony)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variation) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variation)

Chert (SiO2)

Rounded gray pebble (Indeterminate; likely a water-worn silicate or carbonate pebble) — sedimentary

Rounded gray pebble

Indeterminate; likely a water-worn silicate or carbonate pebble

Red Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite

Quartz-bearing granite or granitic pegmatite (Felsic intrusive rock, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica) — igneous

Quartz-bearing granite or granitic pegmatite

Felsic intrusive rock, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

River Siltstone Pebble (Siltstone (primarily composed of silica and clay minerals)) — sedimentary

River Siltstone Pebble

Siltstone (primarily composed of silica and clay minerals)

Conglomerate with Native Copper (Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Native Copper (Cu)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate with Native Copper

Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Native Copper (Cu)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Quartz Sand/Gravel (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Sand/Gravel

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble with Liesegang Rings) (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble with Liesegang Rings)

Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Red Sandstone) (Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red Sandstone)

Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Quartzite Pebble) (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Quartzite Pebble)

Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arkose) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Arkose)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone (Arkose)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Arkose)

Dark basalt or fine-grained mafic rock (Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine or iron-titanium oxides) — igneous

Dark basalt or fine-grained mafic rock

Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine or iron-titanium oxides

Red Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3)

Sedimentary Breccia (Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Breccia

Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Quartz Vein in Sandstone (Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Arenite) — sedimentary

Quartz Vein in Sandstone

Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Arenite

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Gneiss (Orthogneiss / Paragneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Orthogneiss / Paragneiss

Sandstone (with Lichen) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Lichen)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Caliche (with Lichen Cover) (Calcium carbonate-cemented soil layer (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Caliche (with Lichen Cover)

Calcium carbonate-cemented soil layer (CaCO3)

Coprolite (Fossilized Feces) — fossil

Coprolite

Fossilized Feces

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

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Rounded sandstone pebble (Quartz-rich sandstone; commonly arkose or lithic sandstone) — sedimentary

Rounded sandstone pebble

Quartz-rich sandstone; commonly arkose or lithic sandstone

Likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained quartzite fragment (Quartz-rich sandstone (predominantly SiO₂; exact identification uncertain from image)) — sedimentary

Likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained quartzite fragment

Quartz-rich sandstone (predominantly SiO₂; exact identification uncertain from image)