Rock Identifier

Category

Man Made Composite (Lithified Equivalent Of Sedimentary)

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

Green Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag) — Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Green Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag

Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)

Carbon (C)

Jasper (yellow/cream variety) (SiO₂ (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)) — Sedimentary

Jasper (yellow/cream variety)

SiO₂ (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Diamond (as set in a metal alloy ring) (Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (as set in a metal alloy ring)

Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)

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)

Turquoise (beads) (Turquoise; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — Mineral

Turquoise (beads)

Turquoise; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]

Pearl (Biogenic Mineraloid) (Calcium carbonate (Aragonite) and Conchiolin, CaCO3) — mineral

Pearl (Biogenic Mineraloid)

Calcium carbonate (Aragonite) and Conchiolin, CaCO3

Ironstone Concretion (Iron-rich Mudstone) (Siderite / Geothite concretion (FeCO3 / FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Iron-rich Mudstone)

Siderite / Geothite concretion (FeCO3 / FeO(OH))

Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Rhodonite (Rhodonite (MnSiO3)) — mineral

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (MnSiO3)

Lazulite (Lazulite (Mg,Fe2+)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2) — mineral

Lazulite

Lazulite (Mg,Fe2+)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2

Quartz (beads) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz (beads)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Dalmatian Stone (Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock) — igneous

Dalmatian Stone

Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock

Granite Pebble (Granite) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Granite

Quartz with Iron Stains (Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining) — Mineral

Quartz with Iron Stains

Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining

Rough Diamond (Diamond (Pure Carbon: C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Diamond (Pure Carbon: C)

Limestone (Sedimentary rock composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary rock composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Stromatolite (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Stromatolite

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of CaCO3)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 grains)

Sandstone (Gneissic or Banded) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Gneissic or Banded)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of SiO2)

Flagstone (Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of quartz and feldspar)) — sedimentary

Flagstone (Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of quartz and feldspar)

Diamond (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Orange Calcite (Calcite (CaCO3)) — Mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcite (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)

Mookaite Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Radiolarite) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Radiolarite

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone) (Ferruginous Sandstone / Limonite-cemented Quartz Sandstone) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)

Ferruginous Sandstone / Limonite-cemented Quartz Sandstone

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Dolomite (Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)) — Mineral

Dolomite

Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)

Sandstone (Micaceous) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Micaceous)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral, often found as detrital grains in sedimentary rocks

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Mineral, often found as detrital grains in sedimentary rocks

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greenstone) (Glauconitic Siliciclastic Sandstone (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greenstone)

Glauconitic Siliciclastic Sandstone (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2

Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper) (Stromatolitic Rhyolite/Jasper (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper)

Stromatolitic Rhyolite/Jasper (SiO2)

Sandstone (lithic wacke/arenite) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic wacke/arenite)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Limestone (specifically a Crushed Aggregate fragment) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (specifically a Crushed Aggregate fragment)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite Pebble (Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)