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Sedimentary (Primary) With Artificial Modification

Browse sedimentary (primary) with artificial modification specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Likely Slate or Shale) (Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic host rock) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Likely Slate or Shale)

Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic host rock

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Cretaceous to Neogene) (Elasmobranchii dental fossil (likely Squalicorax or similar species)) — mineral (biogenic replacement)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Cretaceous to Neogene)

Elasmobranchii dental fossil (likely Squalicorax or similar species)

mineral (biogenic replacement)

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al(OH)3 mixed with Fe2O3 and clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al(OH)3 mixed with Fe2O3 and clay minerals)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble) (Arenite / Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble)

Arenite / Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)

Cinnabar in Matrix (Cinnabar (Mercury(II) sulfide, HgS)) — mineral

Cinnabar in Matrix

Cinnabar (Mercury(II) sulfide, HgS)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Quartz (Milky or Common Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite (with Pyrite) (Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite (with Pyrite)

Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O

Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment) (Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)) — sedimentary

Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment)

Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)

Red Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Botryoidal Hematite (Iron Stone Conglomerate) (Hematite (Fe2O3) in sedimentary matrix) — sedimentary

Botryoidal Hematite (Iron Stone Conglomerate)

Hematite (Fe2O3) in sedimentary matrix

Limestone with Algal/Lichen Colonization (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Algal/Lichen Colonization

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Blue Goldstone (Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)) — Synthetic Glass

Blue Goldstone

Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)

Synthetic Glass

Native Sulfur (Sulfur (S)) — mineral

Native Sulfur

Sulfur (S)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary composition)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary composition)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclastic inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclastic inclusions

Mookaite Jasper (Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) (Banded Iron Formation (Magnetite-Hematite-Chert)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Banded Iron Formation (Magnetite-Hematite-Chert)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) (Banded Iron Formation (predominantly Hematite Fe2O3 and magnetite Fe3O4 alternating with Chert SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Banded Iron Formation (predominantly Hematite Fe2O3 and magnetite Fe3O4 alternating with Chert SiO2)

Sandstone Concretion (Moqui Marble / Iron-oxide Concretion (SiO2 with Hematite/Goethite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Moqui Marble / Iron-oxide Concretion (SiO2 with Hematite/Goethite)

Chert (with Limestone/Dolomite host) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone/Dolomite host)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Specular Hematite (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

Hematite (Iron Ore) (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite (Iron Ore)

Hematite (Fe2O3)

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

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Amber (Succinite (Organic Mineraloid)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Organic Mineraloid)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite with Siderite/Iron Oxide Coating (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite with Siderite/Iron Oxide Coating

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Magnetite (likely with weathered Limonite/Hematite) (Magnetite (Fe3O4) with iron oxide weathering) — mineral

Magnetite (likely with weathered Limonite/Hematite)

Magnetite (Fe3O4) with iron oxide weathering

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

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Limonite (Ironstone) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

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

Quartz Geode

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

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

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Rhodochrosite (Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)) — mineral

Rhodochrosite

Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Smoky Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)