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Sedimentary (Imitation)

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

Chert (within Asphalt) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (within Asphalt)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble with Quartz Veining (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble with Quartz Veining

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Banded Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (with Iron Oxide)

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

Chert (Yellow variety / Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone) (Ironstone Concretion (Fe2O3 - Hematite/Goethite shell with Sandstone core)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)

Ironstone Concretion (Fe2O3 - Hematite/Goethite shell with Sandstone core)

Laterite (Laterite (Iron and aluminum-rich residual rock)) — sedimentary

Laterite

Laterite (Iron and aluminum-rich residual rock)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Golden/Yellow Variety) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Golden/Yellow Variety)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chert (Chalky variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalky variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Puddingstone (Gowganda Tillite/Jasper Conglomerate) (Jasper Conglomerate (SiO2 primary composition)) — sedimentary

Puddingstone (Gowganda Tillite/Jasper Conglomerate)

Jasper Conglomerate (SiO2 primary composition)

Chert (Quartz Variety) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Variety)

Chert (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)

Septarian Nodule (or Mudstone with Septarian Cracking) (Septarian Concretion (Composition: Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Claystone)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (or Mudstone with Septarian Cracking)

Septarian Concretion (Composition: Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Claystone)

Coquina Jasper (Fossiliferous Chalcedony (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Coquina Jasper

Fossiliferous Chalcedony (SiO2)

Jasper River Stone (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Jasper River Stone

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

River Rock (Greywacke/Siltstone) (Siltstone / Argillaceous Greywacke) — sedimentary

River Rock (Greywacke/Siltstone)

Siltstone / Argillaceous Greywacke

Chert (specifically Iron-stained River Cobble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Iron-stained River Cobble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Black Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Green Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite) — sedimentary

Green Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite

Sandstone Moqui Marble (Concretion) (Iron oxide concretion (Hematite/Goethite and Quartz)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Moqui Marble (Concretion)

Iron oxide concretion (Hematite/Goethite and Quartz)

Chert (often called Flint or River Stone) (Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or River Stone)

Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal replacing organic matter)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal replacing organic matter)

Chert (and/or Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and/or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ironstone (Limonitic Sandstone) (Ferruginous Sandstone (rich in Limonite: FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone (Limonitic Sandstone)

Ferruginous Sandstone (rich in Limonite: FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Anthracite (Anthracite Coal) — sedimentary

Anthracite

Anthracite Coal

Fossilized Coral (Honeycomb Coral) (Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate corals), CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coral (Honeycomb Coral)

Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate corals), CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone Concretion (Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil Coral (Petoskey Stone / Rugose Coral) (Hexagonaria percarinata (Order: Rugosa, Fossilized Calcium Carbonate CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral (Petoskey Stone / Rugose Coral)

Hexagonaria percarinata (Order: Rugosa, Fossilized Calcium Carbonate CaCO3)

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions