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Sedimentary (Anthropogenic)

Browse sedimentary (anthropogenic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Ironstone

Coal

Kambaba Jasper

Limestone

Asphalt Rock

Claystone

Mudstone

Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Greywacke (likely) (Greywacke (a type of sandstone)) — Sedimentary

Greywacke (likely)

Greywacke (a type of sandstone)

Gypsum (Desert Rose or Selenite variety) (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Gypsum (Desert Rose or Selenite variety)

Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Chert (Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)) — sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)

Weathered schist or phyllite (Mica schist/phyllite, likely quartz–mica-rich metamorphic rock) — metamorphic

Weathered schist or phyllite

Mica schist/phyllite, likely quartz–mica-rich metamorphic rock

Polished orbicular stone, likely granite or diorite (Granite–diorite, composed mainly of feldspar, quartz, and dark amphibole/biotite) — igneous

Polished orbicular stone, likely granite or diorite

Granite–diorite, composed mainly of feldspar, quartz, and dark amphibole/biotite

Greenstone (Metabasalt) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Metabasalt

Shark Tooth Fossil (Vertebrate fossilized tooth) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Vertebrate fossilized tooth

Limestone or Sandstone Cobble (Sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate or Quartz based)) — sedimentary

Limestone or Sandstone Cobble

Sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate or Quartz based)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Calcareous) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with CaCO3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Calcareous)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with CaCO3 cement)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Quartz Geode with Calcite/Siderite (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Carbonate inclusions) — mineral

Quartz Geode with Calcite/Siderite

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Carbonate inclusions

Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline Rhyolite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Arfvedsonite)) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Peralkaline Rhyolite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Arfvedsonite)

Glauconite sand (Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2) — sedimentary

Glauconite sand

Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Limestone (Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcite (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Rock consisting chiefly of Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Rock consisting chiefly of Quartz (SiO2)

Gray Limestone (Carbonate rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Gray Limestone

Carbonate rock (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal component)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal component)

Granular Sandstone (Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Granular Sandstone

Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (complex silicate composition with iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (complex silicate composition with iron oxides)

Glauconite (Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2) — mineral

Glauconite

Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2

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

Limestone (with Calcite Veining)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Banded Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Limestone (Micritic)

Sedimentary rock mainly composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety) (Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety)

Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant) (Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 with diverse mineral inclusions)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant)

Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 with diverse mineral inclusions)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

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

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide)

Limestone (Carbonate rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Carbonate rock (CaCO3)