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Sedimentary (Man Made)

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

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Opalite

Goldstone

Blue Goldstone

Limestone

Claystone

Sandstone

Marl

Rock Gypsum

Tripolite

Zincite

Diatomite

Lherzolite

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint / Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint / Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Black Chert River Stone (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Black Chert River Stone

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Arrowhead)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper if reddish) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper if reddish)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly jasper or ironstone (Likely limonite/goethite-bearing siliceous rock; exact identification requires hardness and streak tests) — mineral

Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly jasper or ironstone

Likely limonite/goethite-bearing siliceous rock; exact identification requires hardness and streak tests

Quartz Sandstone Pebble (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)) — sedimentary

Quartz Sandstone Pebble

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)

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

Flint

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate) (Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate) — sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)

Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate)

Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate

sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)

Chert (Quartz Variety) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Variety)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Beach Pebble (Chalcedony / Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Beach Pebble (Chalcedony / Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Black Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Eroded) (Carcharodon sp. or Otodus sp. fragment (likely)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Eroded)

Carcharodon sp. or Otodus sp. fragment (likely)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Iron-rich)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Iron-rich)

Chalky limestone (Micritic calcite (CaCO₃), likely biogenic limestone/chalk) — sedimentary

Chalky limestone

Micritic calcite (CaCO₃), likely biogenic limestone/chalk

Chert (with Limestone matrix) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone matrix)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (and/or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Breccia (Breccia) — sedimentary

Breccia

Breccia

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled chalcedony or quartz pebble (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely orange chalcedony/carnelian) — mineral

Tumbled chalcedony or quartz pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely orange chalcedony/carnelian

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Graphite (Graphite (Carbon, C)) — mineral

Graphite

Graphite (Carbon, C)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

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

Chert (Flint/Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Chert (Green Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Flint (chert), likely a worked stone flake (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); cryptocrystalline variety of quartz) — sedimentary

Flint (chert), likely a worked stone flake

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); cryptocrystalline variety of quartz

Chert Arrowhead (Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead

Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)