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Sedimentary (Imitation)

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Sea Sediment Jasper

Opalite

Turquoise

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Ironstone

Coal

Kambaba Jasper

Limestone

Asphalt Rock

Claystone

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Banded Sandstone / Siltstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone / Siltstone)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone / Siltstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone / Siltstone)

Painted River Rock (Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Painted River Rock

Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock

Weathered chert or chalcedony nodule (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly silicified limestone or agate-like chalcedony) — sedimentary

Weathered chert or chalcedony nodule

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly silicified limestone or agate-like chalcedony

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

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

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

River Pebble (Siltstone / Fine Sandstone)

Sedimentary Rock (siliciclastic clastic rock)

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))

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

Sandstone or Mudstone with Iron Staining

Ferruginous Sandstone/Mudstone

Shale (Laminated Mudstone) — sedimentary

Shale

Laminated Mudstone

Sandstone (River Cobble) (Sandstone (primarily composed of silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Cobble)

Sandstone (primarily composed of silica, SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone

Limestone Pebble (Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)

Sandstone Pebble (Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz)

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

Chert (Flint / Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (Sandstone)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary Rock

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)

Sedimentary Rock

Tumbled quartz (likely milky quartz) (Quartz — silicon dioxide, SiO₂) — mineral

Tumbled quartz (likely milky quartz)

Quartz — silicon dioxide, SiO₂

Pyrite cluster (iron pyrite) (Pyrite, FeS₂) — mineral

Pyrite cluster (iron pyrite)

Pyrite, FeS₂

Chert (often called Flint when found in chalk/limestone) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when found in chalk/limestone)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (possibly Agatized Jasper) (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper (possibly Agatized Jasper)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

Brown Jasper (Tiger Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Brown Jasper (Tiger Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Fossilized Bryozoan (Phylum Bryozoa) — fossil

Fossilized Bryozoan

Phylum Bryozoa

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Calcareous or Micaceous) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Cementing Agents)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Calcareous or Micaceous)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Cementing Agents)

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Desert Varnish on Sandstone (Ferromanganese coating on Quartz Arenite) — sedimentary

Desert Varnish on Sandstone

Ferromanganese coating on Quartz Arenite

Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment) (Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)) — sedimentary

Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment)

Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)

Quartz-veined Sedimentary Rock (Hydrothermally veined Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 veins in Matrix)) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Sedimentary Rock

Hydrothermally veined Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 veins in Matrix)

Chert (and associated Sedimentary rocks) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and associated Sedimentary rocks)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Fossilized Oyster Shell (Gryphaea or Exogyra (Family Ostreidae)) — fossil

Fossilized Oyster Shell

Gryphaea or Exogyra (Family Ostreidae)

Weathered limestone fragment (Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Weathered limestone fragment

Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)

Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of clay minerals and quartz) — sedimentary

Shale

Sedimentary rock composed of clay minerals and quartz