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Man Made Rock (Sedimentary Analogue)

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

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Rock Gypsum

Asphalt Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Opalite

Conglomerate

Breccia

Ironstone

Limestone

Claystone

Goldstone

Diatomite

Anorthosite

Chert (Flint Nodules) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Granite (Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Granite (weathered pebble) (Granite (plutonic igneous rock)) — Igneous

Granite (weathered pebble)

Granite (plutonic igneous rock)

Quartz (likely Chalcedony or Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (likely Chalcedony or Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Chert (Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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)

Chert (Green Chert or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Flint (SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)) — sedimentary

Flint

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed mostly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed mostly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Pyrite in Matrix (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Diorite (Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Plagioclase feldspar, Hornblende, and Biotite)) — igneous

Diorite

Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Plagioclase feldspar, Hornblende, and Biotite)

Fossilized Shell Impression / Siltstone Fossil (Bivalvia / Brachiopoda mold in Siltstone) — fossil

Fossilized Shell Impression / Siltstone Fossil

Bivalvia / Brachiopoda mold in Siltstone

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint/Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint/Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Brown Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brown Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead

Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and/or Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and/or Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (with nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Fordite (Anthropogenic paint-rock) — mineraloid (human-made geological specimen)

Fordite

Anthropogenic paint-rock

mineraloid (human-made geological specimen)

Sandstone or Siltstone (Arenite (if sandstone)) — Sedimentary

Sandstone or Siltstone

Arenite (if sandstone)

Chert (varieties include Flint and Mudstone) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Mudstone)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Dolerite (Diabase) (Dolerite / Diabase) — igneous

Dolerite (Diabase)

Dolerite / Diabase

Shale (Shale (Fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)

Sandstone Grain (Clastic Sedimentary Rock Grain (SiO2 dominated)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Grain

Clastic Sedimentary Rock Grain (SiO2 dominated)

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentary limestone with invertebrate fossil imprint) — fossil

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentary limestone with invertebrate fossil imprint

Jasper (Iron-rich Chalcedony) (Jasper (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)) — Sedimentary / Metamorphic

Jasper (Iron-rich Chalcedony)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)

Sedimentary / Metamorphic

Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone) (Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)) — mineral (synthetic)

Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)

Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)

mineral (synthetic)

Specular Hematite (Specularite) (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite (Specularite)

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

Coquina Limestone (Coquina (Biogenic Limestone)) — sedimentary

Coquina Limestone

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone)

Flint (or Chert with cortex) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint (or Chert with cortex)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)