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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 (Quartz Arenite) (Sandstone (SiO2 with possible mineral cements)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (SiO2 with possible mineral cements)

Slate (Slate (foliated metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Slate

Slate (foliated metamorphic rock)

Jasper and Basalt Pebble (Polymineralic lithic pebble) — igneous and sedimentary

Jasper and Basalt Pebble

Polymineralic lithic pebble

igneous and sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Gravel and Sediment Sample (Mixed clastic sediment) — sedimentary

Gravel and Sediment Sample

Mixed clastic sediment

Sedimentary Breccia (Clastic Breccia (CaCO3/SiO2 matrix)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Breccia

Clastic Breccia (CaCO3/SiO2 matrix)

Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)

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

Chert (Jasper) Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Jasper (Red/Yellow)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes tooth fossil) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes tooth fossil

Yellow Jasper (SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)) — mineral

Yellow Jasper

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Devil's Toenail (Gryphaea (extinct genus of foam oysters, typically composed of Calcite CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Devil's Toenail

Gryphaea (extinct genus of foam oysters, typically composed of Calcite CaCO3)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite with iron oxide (Hematite) cement) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite with iron oxide (Hematite) cement

Garden Pebble (Quartzite or Limestone fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) fragment) — sedimentary

Garden Pebble (Quartzite or Limestone fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) fragment

Chert (Yellow/Brown variety) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow/Brown variety)

Chert (SiO2)

Lepidodendron Fossil (Scale Tree) (Lepidodendron) — fossil

Lepidodendron Fossil (Scale Tree)

Lepidodendron

Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica / Glass Slag) — industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock-like material)

Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica / Glass Slag

industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock-like material)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone) (Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)

Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (high iron oxide content)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (high iron oxide content)

Chert (specifically Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Lace Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace minerals) — sedimentary

Blue Lace Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace minerals

Chert (and its variety Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (and its variety Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline quartz

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Sandstone (Arenite (Sandstone with iron oxide banding)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone

Arenite (Sandstone with iron oxide banding)

Sandstone with Iron Staining (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide coatings)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Staining

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide coatings)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone) (Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)

Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert Nodule (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (River Cobble) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Cobble)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)