Rock Identifier

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Sedimentary (Artificial)

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

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Common Opal in Host Rock (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineraloid

Common Opal in Host Rock

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Light Grey / Flint variant) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Light Grey / Flint variant)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 as Quartz/Chert/Chalcedony)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 as Quartz/Chert/Chalcedony)

Limonite-pseudomorph after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone) (Goethite and Limonite secondary minerals (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Limonite-pseudomorph after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone)

Goethite and Limonite secondary minerals (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)

Red Quartz (Carnelian/Red Jasper Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Red Quartz (Carnelian/Red Jasper Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Chert (Pink variety/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Pink variety/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

River Stone (Basalt or Siltstone with banding) (Polished Basaltic or Siliciclastic River Cobble) — igneous or sedimentary

River Stone (Basalt or Siltstone with banding)

Polished Basaltic or Siliciclastic River Cobble

igneous or sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper when pigmented) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper when pigmented)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Black Chert / Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert / Flint

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Ferruginous Chert (Silicon dioxide with iron oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Chert

Silicon dioxide with iron oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble) (Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble)

Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)

André's Landing Rock (Sandstone Boulder) (Newark Supergroup Sandstone (likely Stockton Formation)) — sedimentary

André's Landing Rock (Sandstone Boulder)

Newark Supergroup Sandstone (likely Stockton Formation)

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow/Tan variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow/Tan variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Mookaite Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chert/Jasper) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chert/Jasper

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chalk (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale) — sedimentary

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale

Banded Chert (Flint) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and Flint variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Limonite Concretion (Ironstone) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Goethite and Hematite) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Goethite and Hematite

Chert (also known as Flint or Common Chalcedony) (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (also known as Flint or Common Chalcedony)

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Fossilized Bone Fragment (Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bone Fragment

Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)

Septarian Nodule (Septarian Concretion (Complex of Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Mudstone)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian Concretion (Complex of Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Mudstone)

Chert (specifically Black Chert / Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Black Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan-like) (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH) inclusions)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan-like)

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH) inclusions)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Jasper or Chert with Quartz Vugs (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper or Chert with Quartz Vugs

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bored Siltstone (Holey Rock) (Siltstone with Pholad borings (Lithophaga/Pholadidae trace fossils)) — sedimentary

Bored Siltstone (Holey Rock)

Siltstone with Pholad borings (Lithophaga/Pholadidae trace fossils)