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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

Ironstone Matrix with Jasper / Chert (Ferruginous Chert / Limonitic Jasper (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Matrix with Jasper / Chert

Ferruginous Chert / Limonitic Jasper (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)

Sandstone (Quartzite-leaning) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite-leaning)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide staining/cementing)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide staining/cementing)

Chert / Flint (Flaked Stone Tool / Projectile Point) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint (Flaked Stone Tool / Projectile Point)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Limestone (Sedimentary Rock (Primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Rock (Primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)

Marble (Metamorphic carbonate rock (Calcite/Dolomite)) — metamorphic

Marble

Metamorphic carbonate rock (Calcite/Dolomite)

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (potentially Fossiliferous or Jasperoid) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (potentially Fossiliferous or Jasperoid)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Carbonate sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Carbonate sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (variety of microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (variety of microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)

Mixed river-worn rock and mineral collection (Mostly quartz/quartzite, feldspar-bearing granitoid, chert, and mafic volcanic rocks; exact species vary by pebble) — igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, mineral

Mixed river-worn rock and mineral collection

Mostly quartz/quartzite, feldspar-bearing granitoid, chert, and mafic volcanic rocks; exact species vary by pebble

igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, mineral

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite (CaCO3)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Brachiopod (Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida or Orthida)) — fossil

Fossilized Brachiopod

Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida or Orthida)

Tumbled polymict breccia (probable quartz-rich breccia) (Clastic breccia composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and iron-oxide-stained rock fragments) — sedimentary

Tumbled polymict breccia (probable quartz-rich breccia)

Clastic breccia composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and iron-oxide-stained rock fragments

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Carnelian (Polished Cabochon) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — gemstone

Carnelian (Polished Cabochon)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Greenstone (Epidosite or Serpentinite) (Metabasalt / Epidote-Chlorite Schist) — metamorphic

Greenstone (Epidosite or Serpentinite)

Metabasalt / Epidote-Chlorite Schist

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Septarian Nodule Segment (Turtle Stone) (Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite or Calcite infill)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule Segment (Turtle Stone)

Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite or Calcite infill)

Chert (Light Variety) (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Light Variety)

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (and Agate/Quartz in Geode-like Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Agate/Quartz in Geode-like Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone with Iron Oxide cement)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss

Rounded gray pebble, likely quartz-rich river stone (Probably quartzite or quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires testing) — sedimentary

Rounded gray pebble, likely quartz-rich river stone

Probably quartzite or quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires testing

Jasper Breccia (Brecciated Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper Breccia

Brecciated Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)

Ferruginous Conglomerate (Conglomerate with Iron-Oxide Matrix (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Conglomerate

Conglomerate with Iron-Oxide Matrix (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))

Fossiliferous limestone (Bioclastic carbonate rock, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous limestone

Bioclastic carbonate rock, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Conglomerate (Clast-supported polymict conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clast-supported polymict conglomerate

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)

Chert (Iron-rich or Jasperoid) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-rich or Jasperoid)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)