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Sedimentary (Man Made)

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

Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and mineral impurities) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and mineral impurities

Chert (and its variety Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (and its variety Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz

Conglomerate with Fossilized Shark Teeth (Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate) containing Elasmobranchii remains) — sedimentary

Conglomerate with Fossilized Shark Teeth

Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate) containing Elasmobranchii remains

Echinoid Fossil (Sea Urchin) (Echinoidea (specifically likely Schizaster or similar genus), calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Echinoid Fossil (Sea Urchin)

Echinoidea (specifically likely Schizaster or similar genus), calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Jasper (specifically Picture Jasper or Landscape Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque variety of Chalcedony/Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper (specifically Picture Jasper or Landscape Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque variety of Chalcedony/Quartz

Barite (Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)) — mineral

Barite

Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)

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)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium 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

Marble (Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Mexican Crazy Lace Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and aluminum inclusions) — mineral

Mexican Crazy Lace Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and aluminum inclusions

Garnet-bearing Schist (Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet-bearing Schist

Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Mica Schist

Agate (Water-Worn Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony) — mineral

Agate (Water-Worn Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Fluorite (Green Fluorite)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Clear Quartz Crystal (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz Crystal

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Celestine (or Celestite) (Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestine (or Celestite)

Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)

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

Satin Spar (Selenite)

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal Fragments) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal Fragments)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Calcite (Calcite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcite (CaCO3)

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

Quartz / Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)

Chert (Nodular or Fossiliferous) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular or Fossiliferous)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Chalcedony (SiO2) with goethite or limonite inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Chalcedony (SiO2) with goethite or limonite inclusions

Chert (Commonly known as Flint or Jasper when pigmented) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Commonly known as Flint or Jasper when pigmented)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Tan/Brown Chert) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan/Brown Chert)

Chert (SiO2)

Sandstone (Picture Sandstone) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Picture Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Dendritic Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Dendritic Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions

Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and mineral impurities) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and mineral impurities

Jasper-Agate Breccia (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper-Agate Breccia

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions