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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

Chert (Black Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Siltstone Pebble (Siltstone (composed of siliciclastic grains)) — sedimentary

Siltstone Pebble

Siltstone (composed of siliciclastic grains)

Red Sandstone (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Sandstone (Banded) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Banded)

Arenite

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Fe2O3-rich)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Fe2O3-rich)

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Breccia/Rhyolite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with matrix) — Mineral in Igneous/Sedimentary host

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Breccia/Rhyolite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with matrix

Mineral in Igneous/Sedimentary host

Chert (concretionary/nodular variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with possible fossil or mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (concretionary/nodular variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with possible fossil or mineral inclusions

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

Chert (Flint/Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Greywacke/Lithic Sandstone) (Arenite / Lithic Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke/Lithic Sandstone)

Arenite / Lithic Sandstone

Pea Gravel / River Gravel (Unconsolidated Clastic Sedimentary Aggregate) — sedimentary

Pea Gravel / River Gravel

Unconsolidated Clastic Sedimentary Aggregate

Quartzite (Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Fossilized oyster or bivalve shell (Fossil Gryphaeidae or Ostreoidea; calcitic shell, CaCO₃) — fossil

Fossilized oyster or bivalve shell

Fossil Gryphaeidae or Ostreoidea; calcitic shell, CaCO₃

Bivalve Fossil (Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca)) — Fossil

Bivalve Fossil

Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca)

Red Sandstone with Reduction Spot (Quartzose Sandstone with a Leach/Reduction Spot) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone with Reduction Spot

Quartzose Sandstone with a Leach/Reduction Spot

Travertine (Tufa) (Chemical Sedimentary Rock / Travertine (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Chemical Sedimentary Rock / Travertine (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

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

Agate Nodule

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Quartzite in Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusions) — sedimentary

Quartzite in Conglomerate

Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusions

Slate (Metamorphic rock (fine-grained, foliated)) — metamorphic

Slate

Metamorphic rock (fine-grained, foliated)

Travertine (Tufa) (Chemical Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Chemical Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)

Bauxite (Aluminum ore (mixture of gibbsite Al(OH)3, boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and diaspore α-AlO(OH))) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Aluminum ore (mixture of gibbsite Al(OH)3, boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and diaspore α-AlO(OH))

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Iron-Stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule (Iron-Stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Chalcedony Nodules (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Chalcedony Nodules

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Red Shale (Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Red Shale

Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss

High-grade regional metamorphic rock

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)

Siltstone (Siltstone (Detrital Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (Detrital Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Quartz Conglomerate (Quartz Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Quartz Conglomerate

Quartz Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Conglomerate) (Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Conglomerate)

Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Silica-based)) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Silica-based)

Sandstone (Arenite (lithic or quartz sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (lithic or quartz sandstone)

Sandstone (specifically Red Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (specifically Red Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)

Sandstone (Red) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — mineral

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions