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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

Limestone Pebble (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Black Sand (Magnetite/Heavy Mineral Concentrate)

Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)

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

Chert (Chert Nodule)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Fe2O3 rich)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Fe2O3 rich)

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

Sandstone (Quartz-rich Cobble)

Arenite

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Petrified wood (Silicified fossil wood; commonly composed of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — fossil

Petrified wood

Silicified fossil wood; commonly composed of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

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

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

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

Chert (with Manganese Dendrites)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite

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

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Bituminous Coal (Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal

Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon C)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon C)

Likely polished leopard-skin jasper or brecciated jasper (Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image alone) — sedimentary

Likely polished leopard-skin jasper or brecciated jasper

Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image alone

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)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite composition)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite composition)

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

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite)

Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Garnet in Schist

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

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

Magnetite (Octahedral Crystal)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

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

Orange Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sandstone with Algae Growth

Arenite with Chlorophyta/Lichen

Gemstone Art Panel (Jade, Quartz, and Soapstone) (Composite of silicate minerals (Nephrite, Quartz, Talc/Soapstone)) — mineral

Gemstone Art Panel (Jade, Quartz, and Soapstone)

Composite of silicate minerals (Nephrite, Quartz, Talc/Soapstone)

Desert Rose (Gypsum Variety) (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O) — mineral

Desert Rose (Gypsum Variety)

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O

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)

Red Sandstone (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)

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

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Bauxite (Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Kaolin Clay in Saprolite Profile

Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4) within Weathered Pegmatite/Granite

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)