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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

Weathered quartz-rich sandstone or granitic rock (Indeterminate; likely iron-stained quartz sandstone, possibly weathered granite) — sedimentary

Weathered quartz-rich sandstone or granitic rock

Indeterminate; likely iron-stained quartz sandstone, possibly weathered granite

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartz Arenite

Quartz Pebble (Crystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Crystalline Silica (SiO2)

River Jasper (Chert/Chalcedony mix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and chlorite inclusions) — sedimentary

River Jasper (Chert/Chalcedony mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and chlorite inclusions

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodular) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chert Nodules / Flint (Crystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules / Flint

Crystalline Silica (SiO2)

Dalmatian jasper (Dalmatian stone; commonly a leucocratic alkali-feldspar-rich igneous rock with arfvedsonite or aegirine inclusions) — igneous

Dalmatian jasper

Dalmatian stone; commonly a leucocratic alkali-feldspar-rich igneous rock with arfvedsonite or aegirine inclusions

Brecciated Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — sedimentary

Brecciated Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite Geode (unopened) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Geode (unopened)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)

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

Red Sandstone

Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Weathered sandstone or limestone fragment (Likely quartz-rich sandstone or calcitic limestone; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone or limestone fragment

Likely quartz-rich sandstone or calcitic limestone; exact identification is uncertain from the image

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe-bearing Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe-bearing Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Gravel and Pavement Aggregates (Unconsolidated rock fragments / detrital sediments) — sedimentary

Gravel and Pavement Aggregates

Unconsolidated rock fragments / detrital sediments

Mixed Tumbled Rocks and Minerals Collection (Mixed Minerals and Rocks (Quartz, Feldspar, Jasper, Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Fluorite, etc.)) — mineral

Mixed Tumbled Rocks and Minerals Collection

Mixed Minerals and Rocks (Quartz, Feldspar, Jasper, Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Fluorite, etc.)

Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Quartz patch) (Sedimentary Sandstone with Silicified Shell Fragments) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Quartz patch)

Sedimentary Sandstone with Silicified Shell Fragments

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Fossilized Gastropod Internal Mold (Gastropoda (Steinkern fossil)) — fossil

Fossilized Gastropod Internal Mold

Gastropoda (Steinkern fossil)

Chert with Quartz Veining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Veining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (White Chert/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (White Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcitic)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcitic)

Weathered sandstone or limestone fragment (Likely quartz-rich sandstone or micritic limestone; exact identification requires testing) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone or limestone fragment

Likely quartz-rich sandstone or micritic limestone; exact identification requires testing

Gray River Pebble (Limestone or Greywacke) (Sedimentary Pebble (Calcite / Quartz composition)) — sedimentary

Gray River Pebble (Limestone or Greywacke)

Sedimentary Pebble (Calcite / Quartz composition)

Jasper and Quartz conglomerate (River Rock) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony and Quartz variety) — sedimentary

Jasper and Quartz conglomerate (River Rock)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony and Quartz variety

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)

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

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Milky Quartz Geode / Chalcedony Nodule (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Geode / Chalcedony Nodule

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Reddish-brown rounded pebble, likely iron-stained sandstone or chert (Probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂), possibly ferruginous chert; exact identification requires testing) — sedimentary

Reddish-brown rounded pebble, likely iron-stained sandstone or chert

Probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂), possibly ferruginous chert; exact identification requires testing

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock (Coquina/Limestone) (Fossiliferous Calcarenite / Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock (Coquina/Limestone)

Fossiliferous Calcarenite / Bioclastic Limestone

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ferruginous Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Ferruginous Clastic Sedimentary Rock

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Detrital sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Detrital sedimentary rock)

Fossilized Coprolite (Coprolite (fossilized feces)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coprolite

Coprolite (fossilized feces)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/SiO2)

Quartz (or Chert/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (or Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Novaculite)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)