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Man Made Composite (Lithified Equivalent Of Sedimentary)

Browse man made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Opalite

Goldstone

Blue Goldstone

Limestone

Claystone

Sandstone

Marl

Rock Gypsum

Tripolite

Zincite

Diatomite

Lherzolite

Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Puddingstone (Conglomerate) — Sedimentary

Puddingstone

Conglomerate

Fossilized Brachiopod/Bivalve in Limestone (Brachiopoda or Bivalvia fossil in Calcite/Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Brachiopod/Bivalve in Limestone

Brachiopoda or Bivalvia fossil in Calcite/Limestone (CaCO3)

Pink Zebra Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Pink Zebra Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (lithic or quartz sandstone)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (clastic sedimentary rock)

River Pebble (Lithified rock fragment (variable composition)) — sedimentary

River Pebble

Lithified rock fragment (variable composition)

Opal (in Jewelry Setting) (Hydrated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)) — gemstone

Opal (in Jewelry Setting)

Hydrated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)

Banded iron formation pebble (Banded iron formation (BIF), chiefly hematite/magnetite with chert or jasper) — sedimentary

Banded iron formation pebble

Banded iron formation (BIF), chiefly hematite/magnetite with chert or jasper

Conglomerate (Polymictic Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Polymictic Conglomerate

Veined Limestone (Calcite-veined Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Veined Limestone

Calcite-veined Limestone (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Puddingstone (specifically Gowganda Tillite or St. Joseph Island Puddingstone) (Jasper Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Puddingstone (specifically Gowganda Tillite or St. Joseph Island Puddingstone)

Jasper Conglomerate

Weathered fossiliferous limestone (Calcitic limestone, predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly containing shell or coral fossil fragments) — sedimentary

Weathered fossiliferous limestone

Calcitic limestone, predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly containing shell or coral fossil fragments

Conglomerate (Polymictic Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Polymictic Conglomerate

Sandstone with Magnetite and Iron Staining (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (contains Fe3O4 and Limonite/Hematite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Magnetite and Iron Staining

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (contains Fe3O4 and Limonite/Hematite)

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone (Class Crinoidea in Carbonate Matrix (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone

Class Crinoidea in Carbonate Matrix (CaCO3)

Puddingstone (Conglomerate (typically quartz-rich or jasper-rich)) — sedimentary

Puddingstone

Conglomerate (typically quartz-rich or jasper-rich)

Conglomerate (Clast-supported polymict conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clast-supported polymict conglomerate

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with minor Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with minor Fe2O3)

Iron-rich chert or jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by hematite/goethite inclusions) — sedimentary

Iron-rich chert or jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by hematite/goethite inclusions

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock (Puddingstone)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic sedimentary rock (Puddingstone)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Fossiliferous limestone (likely crinoidal or shell limestone) (Calcite-rich limestone; predominantly CaCO₃, with visible fossil fragments) — fossil

Fossiliferous limestone (likely crinoidal or shell limestone)

Calcite-rich limestone; predominantly CaCO₃, with visible fossil fragments

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Rounded sandstone pebble (Quartz-rich sandstone (commonly arkosic or feldspathic sandstone)) — sedimentary

Rounded sandstone pebble

Quartz-rich sandstone (commonly arkosic or feldspathic sandstone)

Weathered limestone or calcareous sandstone (Calcite-rich carbonate rock, chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous limestone) — sedimentary

Weathered limestone or calcareous sandstone

Calcite-rich carbonate rock, chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous limestone

Weathered limestone (Calcite-rich carbonate rock (mostly CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous limestone) — sedimentary

Weathered limestone

Calcite-rich carbonate rock (mostly CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous limestone

Likely pale limestone or calcite-rich rock (Calcite-bearing limestone; chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Likely pale limestone or calcite-rich rock

Calcite-bearing limestone; chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Whetstone (Novaculite) — sedimentary

Whetstone

Novaculite

Banded Sandstone (River Cobble) (Arenite Sandstone with heavy mineral layering) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone (River Cobble)

Arenite Sandstone with heavy mineral layering

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal) (Bioclastic Limestone (predominantly CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal)

Bioclastic Limestone (predominantly CaCO3)

Fossilized Coral (Scleractinian Anthozoa (Fossilized Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coral

Scleractinian Anthozoa (Fossilized Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone) (Bioclastic grainstone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone)

Bioclastic grainstone (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Oyster Fossils) (Fossiliferous Calcarenite / Bivalve Mollusk Fossil) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Oyster Fossils)

Fossiliferous Calcarenite / Bivalve Mollusk Fossil

Fossil Coral (Scleractinia (Anthos), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral

Scleractinia (Anthos), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone) (Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)

Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale) — sedimentary

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale

Chalk (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)