Rock Identifier

Category

Sedimentary (Synthetic)

Browse sedimentary (synthetic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Red Sandstone (Iron-rich Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite / Arkose with Hematite Cement) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone (Iron-rich Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite / Arkose with Hematite Cement

Ferruginous Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Ferruginous Sandstone (Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Geode with Quartz and Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode with Quartz and Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limonitic Sandstone with Inclusion (Limonitic Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonitic Sandstone with Inclusion

Limonitic Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Chert (Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Shale or Siltstone (Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Variable mineral composition including quartz and clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale or Siltstone

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Variable mineral composition including quartz and clay minerals)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (primarily CaCO3 as Calcite or Aragonite)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (primarily CaCO3 as Calcite or Aragonite)

Chert (Brecciated Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Brecciated Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone with Calcite Crystals (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Crystals

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Chert (with Brachiopod or Mollusk fragments) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Chert (with Brachiopod or Mollusk fragments)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions

Chert (Flint) (Chert (predominantly SiO₂ - silicon dioxide)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (predominantly SiO₂ - silicon dioxide)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Sandstane (containing K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Sandstane (containing K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Banded Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)

Shale (Fissile Clay-dominant Mudrock (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O, CaO, MgO)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile Clay-dominant Mudrock (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O, CaO, MgO)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper depending on color) (Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper depending on color)

Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint likely, but definitive identification is difficult from image) (SiO₂ (silicon dioxide)) — Sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint likely, but definitive identification is difficult from image)

SiO₂ (silicon dioxide)

Red Sandstone (Arenite with iron oxide (Hematite) cement) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite with iron oxide (Hematite) cement

Sandstone with Trace Fossils (Arenite with Ichnofossils) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Trace Fossils

Arenite with Ichnofossils

Chert Nodules (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Oyster Fossils) (Fossiliferous Calcarenite / Bivalve Mollusk Fossil) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Oyster Fossils)

Fossiliferous Calcarenite / Bivalve Mollusk Fossil

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Chert (Green Chert/Jasper) (Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green Chert/Jasper)

Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Nodular Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Nodular Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomeratic Sandstone / Polymictic Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomeratic Sandstone / Polymictic Conglomerate

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)

Chert (Tan/Yellow variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Tan/Yellow variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite), Formula: SiO2 (Quartz) + Fe2O3 (Hematite coating)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite), Formula: SiO2 (Quartz) + Fe2O3 (Hematite coating)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone (Class Crinoidea in Carbonate Matrix (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone

Class Crinoidea in Carbonate Matrix (CaCO3)