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Sedimentary (Artificial)

Browse sedimentary (artificial) 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

Pebble (Lithified rock fragment / Sedimentary clast) — sedimentary

Pebble

Lithified rock fragment / Sedimentary clast

Quartz-veined Limestone (Sedimentary limestone with quartz/calcite veinlets) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Limestone

Sedimentary limestone with quartz/calcite veinlets

Fossiliferous Sandstone (Sedimentary rock containing invertebrate fossils) — fossil

Fossiliferous Sandstone

Sedimentary rock containing invertebrate fossils

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone and Mixed Rock Assemblage (Clastic Sedimentary Rock / Quartz Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone and Mixed Rock Assemblage

Clastic Sedimentary Rock / Quartz Arenite

Sandstone and Gravel Aggregate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock / Quartzose Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone and Gravel Aggregate

Clastic Sedimentary Rock / Quartzose Sandstone

Ferruginous Sandstone (River Pebble) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Iron-rich)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (River Pebble)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Iron-rich)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartz Arenite / Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Tumbled brown quartz/chert pebble (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chert or jasper) — mineral

Tumbled brown quartz/chert pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chert or jasper

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

Geode (Unopened)

Siliceous Septarian Concretion / Geode (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Chert / Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sedimentary rock with quartz veining (Laminated siltstone or mudstone with hydrothermal quartz veins) — sedimentary

Sedimentary rock with quartz veining

Laminated siltstone or mudstone with hydrothermal quartz veins

Sedimentary Sandstone (Sandstone Slab) (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Sandstone (Sandstone Slab)

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Fossil Shell in Sedimentary Matrix (Bivalvia (fossil) in Calcium Carbonate Matrix) — sedimentary

Fossil Shell in Sedimentary Matrix

Bivalvia (fossil) in Calcium Carbonate Matrix

Fossilized Gastropod Internal Mold (Gastropoda (Steinkern fossil)) — fossil

Fossilized Gastropod Internal Mold

Gastropoda (Steinkern fossil)

Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Jasper (Iron-rich Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of Hematite or Goethite) — sedimentary

Jasper (Iron-rich Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of Hematite or Goethite

Geode (unopened) (Silica-filled Concretion (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (unopened)

Silica-filled Concretion (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Silex or Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Silex or Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

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

Satin Spar (Gypsum)

Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Polished banded iron formation (BIF) (Banded iron formation; chiefly hematite/magnetite and microcrystalline quartz (chert), with iron silicates) — sedimentary

Polished banded iron formation (BIF)

Banded iron formation; chiefly hematite/magnetite and microcrystalline quartz (chert), with iron silicates

Iron-stained sandstone or weathered ironstone (Ferruginous sandstone; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or coated by iron oxides such as hematite (Fe₂O₃) and goethite (FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Iron-stained sandstone or weathered ironstone

Ferruginous sandstone; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or coated by iron oxides such as hematite (Fe₂O₃) and goethite (FeO(OH))

River Pebble (Siltstone / Fine Sandstone) (Sedimentary Rock (siliciclastic clastic rock)) — sedimentary

River Pebble (Siltstone / Fine Sandstone)

Sedimentary Rock (siliciclastic clastic rock)

Sandstone or Mudstone with Iron Staining (Ferruginous Sandstone/Mudstone) — Sedimentary

Sandstone or Mudstone with Iron Staining

Ferruginous Sandstone/Mudstone

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Fossilized Gastropod / Coral (Phylum Mollusca / Cnidaria (Silicified or Calcified)) — fossil

Fossilized Gastropod / Coral

Phylum Mollusca / Cnidaria (Silicified or Calcified)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2) — gemstone

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed mainly of quartz sand grains) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary rock composed mainly of quartz sand grains

Brachiopod Fossil (Phylum Brachiopoda) — fossil

Brachiopod Fossil

Phylum Brachiopoda

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Fossilized Bivalve Shell (Bivalvia (fossil specimen)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bivalve Shell

Bivalvia (fossil specimen)

Concretion (Sandstone) (Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Concretion (Sandstone)

Sandstone Concretion

Likely weathered metamorphic rock (quartzite or schist) (Quartz-rich foliated metamorphic rock; exact identification requires testing) — metamorphic

Likely weathered metamorphic rock (quartzite or schist)

Quartz-rich foliated metamorphic rock; exact identification requires testing

Sandstone (Weathered / Crushed) (Quartz Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered / Crushed)

Quartz Sandstone

River Pebble (Polished Rock Fragment) — sedimentary

River Pebble

Polished Rock Fragment

Sandstone (likely Calcareous or Quartz-rich) (Arenite (SiO2 based typically)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Calcareous or Quartz-rich)

Arenite (SiO2 based typically)