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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

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (or potentially Jasper/Chalcedony) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Chert (or potentially Jasper/Chalcedony)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Chert (Flint with Chalk/Calcite) (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint with Chalk/Calcite)

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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)

Tumbled Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety: Chalcedony)) — gemstone

Tumbled Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety: Chalcedony)

Likely quartz fragment (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartz-rich rock) — mineral

Likely quartz fragment

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartz-rich rock

Quartz Geode (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 coating)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 coating)

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Banded limestone or marble (Calcite-dominated carbonate rock; likely banded marble (CaCO₃)) — metamorphic

Banded limestone or marble

Calcite-dominated carbonate rock; likely banded marble (CaCO₃)

Sandstone (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Travertine (Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

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

Chert / Jasper Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

River Cobble (Sandstone) (Arenite / Quartz Sandstone) — sedimentary

River Cobble (Sandstone)

Arenite / Quartz Sandstone

Sandstone (Greywacke) (Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 + varied clasts)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke)

Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 + varied clasts)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Sandstone (with manganese staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with manganese staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Limestone (Sedimentary Rock (Primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Rock (Primarily CaCO3)

Coal (Coal (Combustible sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Coal

Coal (Combustible sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)

Siltstone (Siltstone (Detrital Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (Detrital Sedimentary Rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone with Quartz Crystal Infill (Quartz-cemented quartz arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Quartz Crystal Infill

Quartz-cemented quartz arenite

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)

Dalmatian jasper (Dalmatian stone; commonly a leucocratic alkali-feldspar-rich igneous rock with arfvedsonite or aegirine inclusions) — igneous

Dalmatian jasper

Dalmatian stone; commonly a leucocratic alkali-feldspar-rich igneous rock with arfvedsonite or aegirine inclusions

Vesicular basalt (likely amygdaloidal basalt) (Basalt, a mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and commonly olivine; vesicles are partly mineral-filled amygdules.) — igneous

Vesicular basalt (likely amygdaloidal basalt)

Basalt, a mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and commonly olivine; vesicles are partly mineral-filled amygdules.

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal component)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal component)

Shale (or Mudstone) (Laminose Mudrock (composition: clay minerals, quartz, and mica flakes)) — sedimentary

Shale (or Mudstone)

Laminose Mudrock (composition: clay minerals, quartz, and mica flakes)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (SiO2 with minor mineral cements)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (SiO2 with minor mineral cements)

Sandstone (lithic wake or graywacke) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily quartz and lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic wake or graywacke)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily quartz and lithic fragments)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline rhyolite with arfvedsonite inclusions) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Peralkaline rhyolite with arfvedsonite inclusions

Chert (Limonite-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides) — sedimentary

Chert (Limonite-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides