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Sedimentary Like (Industrial Composite)

Browse sedimentary like (industrial composite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Adirondack Garnet

Adirondack Garnet

Conglomerate

Blue Line Jasper

Lime Green Tourmaline

Lime Green Tourmaline

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Ironstone

Sea Sediment Jasper

Argillite

Needle Tourmaline

Needle Tourmaline

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Color-Change Tourmaline

Color-Change Tourmaline

Chert (var. Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (var. Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Garnet in Schist (Almandine Garnet in Mica-Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Garnet in Schist

Almandine Garnet in Mica-Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Chalk (Limestone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk (Limestone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Fe2O3 rich)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Fe2O3 rich)

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

Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Sand (Magnetite/Heavy Mineral Concentrate) (Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)) — sedimentary

Black Sand (Magnetite/Heavy Mineral Concentrate)

Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)

Sandstone (Pebble) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Possible iron-rich chert or slag-like rock (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained chert; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — sedimentary

Possible iron-rich chert or slag-like rock

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained chert; exact identification is uncertain from the image

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon C)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon C)

Fossil brachiopod shell (Likely a spiriferid or orthid brachiopod; shell composed mainly of calcium carbonate (calcite)) — fossil

Fossil brachiopod shell

Likely a spiriferid or orthid brachiopod; shell composed mainly of calcium carbonate (calcite)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Magnetite (Octahedral Crystal) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Octahedral Crystal)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Orange Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Sandstone (Quartz-rich Cobble) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich Cobble)

Arenite

Chert (Chert Nodule) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert Nodule)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (with Manganese Dendrites) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Manganese Dendrites)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite) (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite)

Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White/green translucent tumbled mineral fragment (Likely calcite (CaCO₃), possibly fluorite (CaF₂) or glass-like feldspar; visual identification is uncertain) — mineral

White/green translucent tumbled mineral fragment

Likely calcite (CaCO₃), possibly fluorite (CaF₂) or glass-like feldspar; visual identification is uncertain

Sandstone with Algae Growth (Arenite with Chlorophyta/Lichen) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Algae Growth

Arenite with Chlorophyta/Lichen

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Bauxite (Aluminium ore / Hydrated aluminium oxides (AlOx(OH)3-2x)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Aluminium ore / Hydrated aluminium oxides (AlOx(OH)3-2x)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH)

Mica Schist with Garnet (Almandine-Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Mica Schist with Garnet

Almandine-Mica Schist

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite

Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)