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Sedimentary (Artificial)

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

Quartz Druze on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druze on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — Mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Mineral
Yellow Quartzite (or Quartz River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (or Quartz River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

metamorphic
Amber (Amber (C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Amber (C10H16O)

mineral
Amber (Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

Organic Mineraloid
Quartzite (clastic/metamorphic subtype) (Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (clastic/metamorphic subtype)

Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

metamorphic
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

sedimentary
Quartz Geode (River Cobble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode (River Cobble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Red Sandstone (Siltstone/Mudstone variety) (Ferruginous Sandstone (composed primarily of Quartz with Hematite cementation)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone (Siltstone/Mudstone variety)

Ferruginous Sandstone (composed primarily of Quartz with Hematite cementation)

sedimentary
Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

sedimentary
Sandstone (Sandstone (lithified sand)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (lithified sand)

sedimentary
Chert (Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)

sedimentary
Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

mineral
Amber (Succinite) — mineral

Amber

Succinite

mineral
Quartz / Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartz / Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

metamorphic
Limonite (Ironstone) (Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone)

Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

mineral
Red Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Red Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

metamorphic
Quartz (likely Yellow/Orange variety, possibly Citrine or Chalcedony with iron staining) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely Yellow/Orange variety, possibly Citrine or Chalcedony with iron staining)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Mineral
Pyrite (Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2) — Mineral

Pyrite

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2

Mineral
Garnet in Host Rock (Garnet Group (A3B2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Garnet in Host Rock

Garnet Group (A3B2(SiO4)3)

metamorphic
Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

sedimentary
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Foliated Metamorphic Rock

metamorphic
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Flint (Chert) (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint (Chert)

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

sedimentary
Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities

mineral
Pyrite in Matrix (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

mineral
Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

mineral
Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite

Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

mineral
Rhodochrosite (Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)) — mineral

Rhodochrosite

Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (v. Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (v. Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chalcedony (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony

Chalcedony (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz (Agate or Chert pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz (Agate or Chert pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral