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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

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Graywacke (Graywacke) — sedimentary

Graywacke

Graywacke

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)

Jasper (specifically Red Jasper or Iron-stained Chert) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (specifically Red Jasper or Iron-stained Chert)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Fossilized leaf or plant impression in shale (Carbonized/impressed plant fossil, likely in fine-grained shale or mudstone; exact taxon indeterminate from the image) — fossil

Fossilized leaf or plant impression in shale

Carbonized/impressed plant fossil, likely in fine-grained shale or mudstone; exact taxon indeterminate from the image

Limestone (Limestone (primarily composed of Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Limestone (primarily composed of Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite) — sedimentary

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coal (Anthracite or Bituminous) (Carbon (C) with varying hydrocarbon and mineral impurities) — sedimentary

Coal (Anthracite or Bituminous)

Carbon (C) with varying hydrocarbon and mineral impurities

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Opal variant) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Opal variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ferruginous Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Ferruginous Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Chert (containing Flint nodules) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (containing Flint nodules)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)

Fossilized Shell Fragment / Mother of Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite biomineral) — fossil

Fossilized Shell Fragment / Mother of Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite biomineral

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

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

Quartz (Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite) — sedimentary

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite

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

Jasper

Jasper / Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Garnet Schist (Almandine-bearing Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine-bearing Mica Schist

Rough amber-like brown mineral specimen (Uncertain from photograph; possibly iron-stained quartz, common opal, or resinous amber) — mineral

Rough amber-like brown mineral specimen

Uncertain from photograph; possibly iron-stained quartz, common opal, or resinous amber

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Tumbled red jasper (likely dyed) (Jasper, microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides; possibly dyed) — mineral

Tumbled red jasper (likely dyed)

Jasper, microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides; possibly dyed

Granite (Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)) — Igneous

Granite

Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)

Ironstone (Limonitic Sandstone) (Ferruginous Sandstone (rich in Limonite: FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone (Limonitic Sandstone)

Ferruginous Sandstone (rich in Limonite: FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan-like) (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH) inclusions)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan-like)

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH) inclusions)

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

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) within a sedimentary or volcanic host) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) within a sedimentary or volcanic host

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Polished fossilized wood (likely petrified wood) (Silicified wood; commonly quartz (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue) — fossil

Polished fossilized wood (likely petrified wood)

Silicified wood; commonly quartz (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue

Sandstone Cobble with Iron Staining (Arenite with Limonite/Hematite staining) — sedimentary

Sandstone Cobble with Iron Staining

Arenite with Limonite/Hematite staining

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)

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

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Banded Iron Formation (Magnetite-Hematite-Chert)

Red Sandstone (Clastic Sandstone (typically Quartz-rich with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Clastic Sandstone (typically Quartz-rich with Iron Oxide)

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agate) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Bauxite (Bauxite (mainly Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (mainly Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))

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

Orange Calcite with Siderite/Iron Oxide Coating

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Biotite Schist (Biotite-bearing Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Biotite Schist

Biotite-bearing Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)