Rock Identifier

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Anthropogenic Sedimentary (Man Made)

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

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Sandstone (likely with Quartz Veining) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely with Quartz Veining)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cementation)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cementation)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

River Rock / Stream Pebble (Fluvial Clast / Rounded Sedimentary Particle) — Sedimentary Rock (possibly composed of various minerals)

River Rock / Stream Pebble

Fluvial Clast / Rounded Sedimentary Particle

Sedimentary Rock (possibly composed of various minerals)

Ferruginous Sandstone (River Pebble) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (River Pebble)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Sandstone (Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)

Chalk / Sedimentary Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Chalk / Sedimentary Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Sedimentary Rock

Chalk (Sedimentary Limestone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Chalk (Sedimentary Limestone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone

Quartz-veined Siltstone (Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) veins) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Siltstone

Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) veins

Banded Iron Formation (Banded Iron Formation (BIF)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Fossilized Bone Fragment (Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bone Fragment

Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)

Sedimentary Sandstone (Sandstone Slab) (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Sandstone (Sandstone Slab)

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Sedimentary rock with quartz veining (Laminated siltstone or mudstone with hydrothermal quartz veins) — sedimentary

Sedimentary rock with quartz veining

Laminated siltstone or mudstone with hydrothermal quartz veins

Fossil Shell in Sedimentary Matrix (Bivalvia (fossil) in Calcium Carbonate Matrix) — sedimentary

Fossil Shell in Sedimentary Matrix

Bivalvia (fossil) in Calcium Carbonate Matrix

Fossilized Fish (Lepidotes) (Lepidotes sp. (Order: Lepisosteiformes)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Fish (Lepidotes)

Lepidotes sp. (Order: Lepisosteiformes)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — mineral

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide with Hematite impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone) (Ironstone Concretion (Fe2O3 - Hematite/Goethite shell with Sandstone core)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)

Ironstone Concretion (Fe2O3 - Hematite/Goethite shell with Sandstone core)

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

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Fossilized Bivalve Shell (Bivalvia (fossil specimen)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bivalve Shell

Bivalvia (fossil specimen)

Concretion (Sandstone) (Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Concretion (Sandstone)

Sandstone Concretion

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (High Silica / Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (High Silica / Iron Oxide)

Sandstone (lithic wacke) (Arenite / Lithic Wacke (mostly SiO2 with rock fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic wacke)

Arenite / Lithic Wacke (mostly SiO2 with rock fragments)

Kambaba Jasper (Stromatolite / Fossilized Algae (Rhyolitic structure)) — sedimentary

Kambaba Jasper

Stromatolite / Fossilized Algae (Rhyolitic structure)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Chert (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

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

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Iron-rich) (Ferruginous Sandstone (variable formula, primarily SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone (Iron-rich)

Ferruginous Sandstone (variable formula, primarily SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Ironstone Concretion / Limonite-stained Siltstone (Ironstone (primarily Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Siltstone)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion / Limonite-stained Siltstone

Ironstone (primarily Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Siltstone)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

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

Red Jasper (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

sedimentary/mineral

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

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose) (Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral inclusions)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose)

Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral inclusions)

Sandstone (Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerative Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerative Sedimentary Rock