Rock Identifier

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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.

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride) - CaF2) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride) - CaF2

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)

White Quartz (Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Chert with Desert Varnish (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide coating) — sedimentary

Chert with Desert Varnish

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide coating

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Chert/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble (Chert/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Chalcedony (likely dyed Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony (likely dyed Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)

Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone (Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3) — sedimentary

Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone

Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3

Blue Apatite (Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Rhodochrosite (Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)) — mineral

Rhodochrosite

Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Shell Fragment) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Shell Fragment)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)

Quartz (with iron oxide staining) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (with iron oxide staining)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Chert or Chert with Quartz Veins (Chert (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Banded Chert or Chert with Quartz Veins

Chert (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite) (Sandstone (SiO2 with possible mineral cements)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (SiO2 with possible mineral cements)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Granite (Course-grained intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Course-grained intrusive igneous rock

Granite River Rock (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Granite River Rock

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)

Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase) (KAlSi3O8) — mineral

Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)

KAlSi3O8

Limestone with Calcite Veins (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Veins

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossil Coral (Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral

Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)

Celestine (or Celestite) on Matrix (Celestine (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestine (or Celestite) on Matrix

Celestine (SrSO4)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (or possibly Flint) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — Sedimentary Rock

Chert (or possibly Flint)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Sedimentary Rock

Pink Opal (Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Pink Opal

Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Bituminous Coal (Organic sedimentary rock (humic coal)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal

Organic sedimentary rock (humic coal)

Magnetite (likely with weathered Limonite/Hematite) (Magnetite (Fe3O4) with iron oxide weathering) — mineral

Magnetite (likely with weathered Limonite/Hematite)

Magnetite (Fe3O4) with iron oxide weathering

Rhodochrosite (Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)) — mineral

Rhodochrosite

Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous) (Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)

Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Chert Arrowhead (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Granitoid) — igneous

Granite

Granitoid

Chert (Flint nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Red Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Red Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Rough Quartz (likely Rose or Smoky variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rough Quartz (likely Rose or Smoky variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)