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Sedimentary (Man Made Composite)

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

Carnelian Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Agate / Banded Chalcedony (Agate (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)) — mineral

Agate / Banded Chalcedony

Agate (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)

mineral
Quartz Vein in River Siltstone (Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix) — sedimentary

Quartz Vein in River Siltstone

Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix

sedimentary
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Geode (unopened nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) Nodule) — sedimentary

Geode (unopened nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) Nodule

sedimentary
Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony mixture) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony mixture)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Chert (Common Opal/Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Graphite (Graphite (Carbon, C)) — metamorphic

Graphite

Graphite (Carbon, C)

metamorphic
Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Rock

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

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Amethyst (Geode/Druzy) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Geode/Druzy)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

mineral
Green Aventurine (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions

mineral
Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Breciated Chert (Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Breciated Chert

Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

sedimentary
Garnet Schist or Garnet-bearing Quartzite (Metamorphic rock containing Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) and Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist or Garnet-bearing Quartzite

Metamorphic rock containing Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) and Quartz (SiO2)

metamorphic
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Garnet (Almandine) (Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — metamorphic

Garnet (Almandine)

Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

metamorphic
Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Opal (Hydrated amorphous form of silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Opal

Hydrated amorphous form of silica (SiO2·nH2O)

mineral
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — mineral

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

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

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Graphite (Graphite (Native Carbon), Formula: C) — Metamorphic

Graphite

Graphite (Native Carbon), Formula: C

Metamorphic
Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

mineral
Almandine Garnet (Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)

mineral
Pyrite (Iron Pyrites) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Jasper (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Rhodonite (Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

mineral
Biotite Schist with Garnet (Garnet-Biotite Schist) — metamorphic

Biotite Schist with Garnet

Garnet-Biotite Schist

metamorphic
Common Opal (Hydrated amorphous form of silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Common Opal

Hydrated amorphous form of silica (SiO2·nH2O)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

mineral