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Man Made Rock (Sedimentary Analogue)

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Rock Gypsum

Asphalt Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Opalite

Conglomerate

Breccia

Ironstone

Limestone

Claystone

Goldstone

Diatomite

Anorthosite

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

Sandstone (Pebble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Weathered Pebble) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Banded Sandstone (Arenite with Liesegang banding (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH) impurities)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone

Arenite with Liesegang banding (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH) impurities)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Druzy Quartz Geode (Oco or Moroccan variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzy Quartz Geode (Oco or Moroccan variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Light-colored limestone (probable fossiliferous or micritic limestone) (Calcite-rich carbonate rock; predominantly CaCO₃ (calcite)) — sedimentary

Light-colored limestone (probable fossiliferous or micritic limestone)

Calcite-rich carbonate rock; predominantly CaCO₃ (calcite)

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

Chert (Flint / Quartz Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil Shell (Brachiopod or Mollusk) (Phylum Brachiopoda or Class Bivalvia (e.g., Mucrospirifer or similar genus)) — fossil

Fossil Shell (Brachiopod or Mollusk)

Phylum Brachiopoda or Class Bivalvia (e.g., Mucrospirifer or similar genus)

Red Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Hematite)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Hematite)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH) impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH) impurities)

Sandstone (Arenite (Secondary classification based on grain size)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Secondary classification based on grain size)

Quartz Veined Siltstone (Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) intrusion) — sedimentary

Quartz Veined Siltstone

Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) intrusion

Geode (Unopened) (Siliceous Septarian Concretion / Geode (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

Siliceous Septarian Concretion / Geode (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Quartz-veined Siltstone/Greywacke (Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Quartz Infill (SiO2 vein)) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Siltstone/Greywacke

Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Quartz Infill (SiO2 vein)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)

Limonite / Goethite (Ironstone Nodule) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite / Goethite (Ironstone Nodule)

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Limonite (often after Pyrite) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (often after Pyrite)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Brecciated/Recrystallized) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Brecciated/Recrystallized)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Mixed Rock Collection (Polylithic Geological Specimen Mix) — sedimentary and igneous

Mixed Rock Collection

Polylithic Geological Specimen Mix

sedimentary and igneous

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Foliated Metamorphic Rock

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)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone Pebble (Ventifact) (Arenite (mostly SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble (Ventifact)

Arenite (mostly SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Limestone with Calcite Veins

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (variant of Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert (variant of Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Argillite (Argillite (compact, clay-rich sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Argillite

Argillite (compact, clay-rich sedimentary rock)

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

Sandstone (likely Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Quartz-rich sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Quartz-rich sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite