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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

Chert / Flint (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous) (Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)

Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)

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

Quartz (Druzy)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Nodules in Limestone (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules in Limestone

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossilized Sea Urchin (Echinoid) (Echinoidea (Class) - likely replaced by Calcite or Quartz) — sedimentary

Fossilized Sea Urchin (Echinoid)

Echinoidea (Class) - likely replaced by Calcite or Quartz

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)

Fossil Shell Fragment (possibly Brachiopod or Bivalve) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Phylum Brachiopoda or Mollusca) — sedimentary

Fossil Shell Fragment (possibly Brachiopod or Bivalve)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Phylum Brachiopoda or Mollusca

Brown Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brown Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Common Opal or Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal or Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone (Crinoidea fossil (stalk segments) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix) — sedimentary

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone

Crinoidea fossil (stalk segments) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Siltstone-Chert mixture) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Siltstone-Chert mixture)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary pebble (Quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires a fresh surface and tests) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary pebble

Quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires a fresh surface and tests

Weathered sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary cobble (Quartz arenite to ferruginous sandstone; predominantly SiO₂ (quartz) with iron-oxide cement) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary cobble

Quartz arenite to ferruginous sandstone; predominantly SiO₂ (quartz) with iron-oxide cement

Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary rock (Likely quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary rock

Likely quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph

Weathered sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary fragment (Quartz-rich sandstone, possibly ferruginous sandstone (SiO₂-dominant)) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary fragment

Quartz-rich sandstone, possibly ferruginous sandstone (SiO₂-dominant)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chalcedony)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chalcedony)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH) cementing)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH) cementing)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Geode (unopened) or Calcareous Nodule (Siliceous or Calcareous Concretion/Nodule) — sedimentary

Geode (unopened) or Calcareous Nodule

Siliceous or Calcareous Concretion/Nodule

Banded Slate (Sedimentary Pebble) (Slate (Metamorphosed Shale or Mudstone)) — metamorphic

Banded Slate (Sedimentary Pebble)

Slate (Metamorphosed Shale or Mudstone)

Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Limestone with Fossil Inclusions (Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil Inclusions

Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining (Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining

Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)

Sandstone Pebble (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)

Flint nodule (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint nodule

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Flint Pebble (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint Pebble

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)