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Sedimentary (Man Made Composite)

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

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Opalite

Map Jasper

Conglomerate

Goldstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Blue Goldstone

Ironstone

Sea Sediment Jasper

Limestone

Claystone

Sandstone

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Green Aura Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with metallic vapors (typically Gold, Chromium, or Titanium)) — mineral

Green Aura Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with metallic vapors (typically Gold, Chromium, or Titanium)

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary (fossilized)

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

sedimentary (fossilized)

Specular Hematite (Specularite) (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite (Specularite)

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

Geode with Quartz and possibly Jasper/Hematite (Quartz (SiO2) and Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2), possibly stained by iron oxides) — Mineral/Sedimentary Geode

Geode with Quartz and possibly Jasper/Hematite

Quartz (SiO2) and Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2), possibly stained by iron oxides

Mineral/Sedimentary Geode

Chert (Nodule/Pebble) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule/Pebble)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper / Quartz pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper / Quartz pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Nodular or Massive Variety) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular or Massive Variety)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz - SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz - SiO2)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (Field-collected Arrowhead-shaped Fragment) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field-collected Arrowhead-shaped Fragment)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Zebra Chert/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Zebra Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Note on Image Identification: Textile (N/A (Anthropogenic material)) — not a rock

Note on Image Identification: Textile

N/A (Anthropogenic material)

Crushed Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Sedimentary

Crushed Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Diamond (Cut jewelry specimen) (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (Cut jewelry specimen)

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Ruby in Matrix (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Ruby in Matrix

Corundum (Al2O3)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Carcharocles or Lamniformes (order)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Carcharocles or Lamniformes (order)

Chert Pebble/Nodule (Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline sedimentary form of quartz, SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert Pebble/Nodule

Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline sedimentary form of quartz, SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Tool) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) - Archeological lithic artifact) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Tool)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) - Archeological lithic artifact

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (and Jasper/Flint variety)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Granite (Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)) — Igneous

Granite

Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Diamond (Cut and Polished) (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — gemstone

Diamond (Cut and Polished)

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Rough Sapphire (Corundum) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Rough Sapphire (Corundum)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Pumice (Pumice (Vitreous volcanic rock)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Vitreous volcanic rock)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue-dyed Quartz Druzy (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment) — mineral

Blue-dyed Quartz Druzy

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment

Synthetic Convention Badge (Plastic/PVC) (Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) / Polycarbonate) — mineraloid (synthetic)

Synthetic Convention Badge (Plastic/PVC)

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) / Polycarbonate

mineraloid (synthetic)

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Black Chert or Flint) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Black Chert or Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Flint / Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (70% or more SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (70% or more SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass)) — Igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass)

Pink Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)