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Sedimentary (Man Made)

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

Wonderstone (Sandstone) (Silicified Quartz Sandstone with Iron Oxide staining) — sedimentary

Wonderstone (Sandstone)

Silicified Quartz Sandstone with Iron Oxide staining

Sandstone (likely Siltstone or Mudstone variety) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Siltstone or Mudstone variety)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxides)

Jasper (likely Ocean Jasper or Variegated Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper (likely Ocean Jasper or Variegated Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)

Ironstone Concretion / Limonite Node (Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (composed primarily of Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Goethite)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion / Limonite Node

Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (composed primarily of Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Goethite)

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) (Banded Iron Formation) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Banded Iron Formation

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

White Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

River Pebble (Greywacke or Basaltic) (Massive Greywacke or Basaltic Andesite) — sedimentary or igneous

River Pebble (Greywacke or Basaltic)

Massive Greywacke or Basaltic Andesite

sedimentary or igneous

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

Quartz on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Greywacke (Briarcliff Schist/Gneiss) (Manhattan Schist / Fordham Gneiss complex) — metamorphic

Greywacke (Briarcliff Schist/Gneiss)

Manhattan Schist / Fordham Gneiss complex

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Sulfur (Sulfur (S8)) — mineral

Sulfur

Sulfur (S8)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Satin Spar Selenite (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar Selenite

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)

Pyrite on Quartz (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pyrite on Quartz

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Weathered) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Weathered)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalk (Calcitic) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Chalk (Calcitic)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Sedimentary Rock

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) (Banded Iron Formation (Fe2O3 + SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Banded Iron Formation (Fe2O3 + SiO2)

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

Chert (Chert / Flint nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Septarian Nodule (Thunder Egg) (Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 + CaMg(CO3)2 + SiO2)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Thunder Egg)

Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 + CaMg(CO3)2 + SiO2)

Chert (Grey Chert) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Grey Chert)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Mineraloid (predominantly Quartz grains with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Mineraloid (predominantly Quartz grains with Iron Oxide cement)

Oolitic Limestone (Oolitic Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Oolitic Limestone

Oolitic Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Rough Quartz (or Quartzite pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rough Quartz (or Quartzite pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities

Limonite-pseudomorph after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone) (Goethite and Limonite secondary minerals (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Limonite-pseudomorph after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone)

Goethite and Limonite secondary minerals (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)