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Man Made Rock (Sedimentary Analogue)

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

Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Jasper (Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony) — Sedimentary Rock

Banded Jasper (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony

Sedimentary Rock

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphism)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphism)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Jasper and Quartz conglomerate (River Rock) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony and Quartz variety) — sedimentary

Jasper and Quartz conglomerate (River Rock)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony and Quartz variety

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (with Drusy Quartz Pocket) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Drusy Quartz Pocket)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Travertine (Terrestrial Sedimentary Form of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Terrestrial Sedimentary Form of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (composition: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (composition: SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble) (Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH) mixed with SiO2)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)

Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH) mixed with SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Turquoise in Matrix (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise in Matrix

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Chert Breccia (Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Breccia

Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O mixed with iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O mixed with iron oxides)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)

Sandstone (Picture Sandstone) (Sandstone (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Picture Sandstone)

Sandstone (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide impurities)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (with Iron Oxide)

Ammonite Fossil in Limestone Matrix (Ammonoidea (subclass) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Ammonite Fossil in Limestone Matrix

Ammonoidea (subclass) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Halite (Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)) — mineral

Halite

Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz in Conglomerate Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Milky Quartz in Conglomerate Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Greywacke with Quartz Vein (Matrix: Impure Sandstone (SiO2 + varied clasts), Veins: Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Greywacke with Quartz Vein

Matrix: Impure Sandstone (SiO2 + varied clasts), Veins: Quartz (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz and Biotite Schist (Quartz-Biotite Schist (SiO2 + K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Smoky Quartz and Biotite Schist

Quartz-Biotite Schist (SiO2 + K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian (Agate) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)) — mineral

Carnelian (Agate)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)

Gneiss (with Quartzite and Mica) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (with Quartzite and Mica)

Gneiss

Carnelian (Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Druzy) (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode (Druzy)

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pink Opal (Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineraloid

Pink Opal

Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Quartz Druze on Matrix (Geode Fragment) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druze on Matrix (Geode Fragment)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

River Stone (likely Mudstone or Siltstone) (Lutite (Clastic sedimentary rock composed of clay and silt-sized particles)) — sedimentary

River Stone (likely Mudstone or Siltstone)

Lutite (Clastic sedimentary rock composed of clay and silt-sized particles)