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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

Quartz Geode (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in a Geode) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in a Geode

Turquoise (Turquoise, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Garnet (specifically Almandine) (Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — metamorphic

Garnet (specifically Almandine)

Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur). (Galena (PbS)) — mineral

Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur).

Galena (PbS)

Satin Spar (Gypsum) (Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (Gypsum)

Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite) (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite)

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

Quartz (Granular) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Granular)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Satin Spar (often sold as Selenite) (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (often sold as Selenite)

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Quartz Crystal Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Siltstone with Fossil Cast (Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone / Fine-grained Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Siltstone with Fossil Cast

Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone / Fine-grained Sandstone)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limonite Concretion (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)wnH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)wnH2O)

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz) — Sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

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

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite (Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide impurities) — metamorphic

Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite

Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide impurities

Rounded brown pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or weathered quartzite (Indeterminate; probable quartz (SiO₂)-rich sandstone/quartzite with iron-oxide staining) — sedimentary

Rounded brown pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or weathered quartzite

Indeterminate; probable quartz (SiO₂)-rich sandstone/quartzite with iron-oxide staining

Tumbled Slate or Basalt Pebble (Metamorphic fine-grained rock / Slate or Phyllite) — metamorphic

Tumbled Slate or Basalt Pebble

Metamorphic fine-grained rock / Slate or Phyllite

Sandstone (Pebble) (Sandstone (SiO2 with matrix/cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble)

Sandstone (SiO2 with matrix/cement)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix with biogenic fragments) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix with biogenic fragments

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone / Limestone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone or Calcareous Grainstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone / Limestone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone or Calcareous Grainstone)

Claystone / Mudstone (Mudstone (Hydrous aluminum silicate rich rock)) — sedimentary

Claystone / Mudstone

Mudstone (Hydrous aluminum silicate rich rock)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (or Cryptocrystalline Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 dominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 dominant)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Lithic Wacke) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with rock fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Lithic Wacke)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with rock fragments)