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Anthropogenic Material (Man Made Sedimentary Mimic)

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

Tufa (Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tufa

Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)

Banded Chert (Ironstone/Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (Ironstone/Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides

Laterite (Laterite (Ferricrete)) — sedimentary

Laterite

Laterite (Ferricrete)

Travertine (Tufa) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper Conglomerate (Puddingstone) (Siliceous Conglomerate (Quartz and Jasper clasts in a fine-grained matrix)) — sedimentary

Jasper Conglomerate (Puddingstone)

Siliceous Conglomerate (Quartz and Jasper clasts in a fine-grained matrix)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Brecciated Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite and Quartz inclusions) — sedimentary

Brecciated Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite and Quartz inclusions

Jasper (specifically Fancy or Polychrome Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony) — Sedimentary

Jasper (specifically Fancy or Polychrome Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony

Fancy Jasper (Agate/Chert mix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Fancy Jasper (Agate/Chert mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Siltstone/Mudstone variety) (Ferruginous Sandstone (composed primarily of Quartz with Hematite cementation)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone (Siltstone/Mudstone variety)

Ferruginous Sandstone (composed primarily of Quartz with Hematite cementation)

Chert (Quartz Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz - SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz - SiO2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Sandstone (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)

Sedimentary Rock

Red Jasper (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Oxide impurities (Fe2O3)) — mineralological specimen

Red Jasper

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Oxide impurities (Fe2O3)

mineralological specimen

Amber (Succinite) — mineral

Amber

Succinite

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Basalt River Stone (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt River Stone

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert (varietal: Flint/River Pebble) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Flint/River Pebble)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Banded Chert or Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert or Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Artifact) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Artifact)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Green Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — mineral

Green Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Red Jasper (Red Jasper (variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)) — Mineral

Red Jasper

Red Jasper (variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite or Sandstone) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone

Arenite or Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Arkosic Sandstone (Arkose) — sedimentary

Arkosic Sandstone

Arkose

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2)

Chert (Brown Variety) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Brown Variety)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically a nodule with Chalcendony/Agate banding) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically a nodule with Chalcendony/Agate banding)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)