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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

Chert (Beach Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Beach Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Tumbled Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone / CaCO3) — sedimentary

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone / CaCO3

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod (Phylum Brachiopoda in Sedimentary Matrix (CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod

Phylum Brachiopoda in Sedimentary Matrix (CaCO3)

Calcite (likely honey/orange calcite) (Calcite — calcium carbonate, CaCO₃) — mineral

Calcite (likely honey/orange calcite)

Calcite — calcium carbonate, CaCO₃

Limonite / Ironstone Nodule (Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide), FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite / Ironstone Nodule

Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide), FeO(OH)·nH2O

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone with Quartz Vein (Quartzose Sandstone with Hydrothermal Quartz) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Quartz Vein

Quartzose Sandstone with Hydrothermal Quartz

Chert or flint fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely silicified rock) — sedimentary

Chert or flint fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely silicified rock

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

Druzy Quartz on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — Sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with various lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with various lithic fragments)

Chert / Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate rock) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate rock

Sandstone with Iron Oxide Coating (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Oxide Coating

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)

Chert (Chalcedony-rich sedimentary rock) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony-rich sedimentary rock)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide cement)

Jasper with Hematite Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Jasper with Hematite Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)

Limonite (Ironstone Concretion) (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)

Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Limonite/Goethite staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Limonite/Goethite staining)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Specular Hematite (Iron Ore) (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite (Iron Ore)

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Polished Stone Pendant (Identity Unclear) (Unknown (Possibly Jasper/Agate/Quartz mixture)) — mineral

Polished Stone Pendant (Identity Unclear)

Unknown (Possibly Jasper/Agate/Quartz mixture)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral (Calcite (CaCO3) matrix containing Rugosa (order of extinct solitary and colonial corals)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral

Calcite (CaCO3) matrix containing Rugosa (order of extinct solitary and colonial corals)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe2O3 rich)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe2O3 rich)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Tumbled quartz-rich pebble (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly weathered chert or chalcedony) — mineral

Tumbled quartz-rich pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly weathered chert or chalcedony

Sandstone (Common Quartz Pebble/Rock) (Sedimentary rock / Quartz arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Common Quartz Pebble/Rock)

Sedimentary rock / Quartz arenite

Limestone (Sedimentary rock composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary rock composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 grains)

Sandstone (with Chert/Quartzite) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Chert/Quartzite)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 variety)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 variety)

Rough amber-like brown mineral specimen (Uncertain from photograph; possibly iron-stained quartz, common opal, or resinous amber) — mineral

Rough amber-like brown mineral specimen

Uncertain from photograph; possibly iron-stained quartz, common opal, or resinous amber

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Crushed Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crushed Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)