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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

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)) — mineral

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)

Chalcedony (specifically Common Opal or Agate variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (specifically Common Opal or Agate variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (specifically Gray Chert/Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Red Chert/Jasper nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Red Chert/Jasper nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Green variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (C)) — sedimentary

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (C)

Slag Glass (Cullet) (Amorphous Silica / Glass residue) — Man-made byproduct (Non-geological)

Slag Glass (Cullet)

Amorphous Silica / Glass residue

Man-made byproduct (Non-geological)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon rank grade)) — sedimentary

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon rank grade)

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

Chert (Red Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coal (Anthracite/Bituminous) (Carbo fossilium (primarily Carbon)) — sedimentary

Coal (Anthracite/Bituminous)

Carbo fossilium (primarily Carbon)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon-rich Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon-rich Sedimentary Rock)

Chert (Arrowhead Shard) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Shard)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Zebra Chert/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Zebra Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (or diamond simulant) (C) — gemstone

Diamond (or diamond simulant)

C

Weathered quartz-rich stone, possibly fossiliferous limestone (Indeterminate; likely calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃) or weathered quartz-bearing rock) — sedimentary

Weathered quartz-rich stone, possibly fossiliferous limestone

Indeterminate; likely calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃) or weathered quartz-bearing rock

Orbicular jasper (orbicular chert), likely ocean jasper (Silicified microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and/or clay-rich orbicules) — sedimentary

Orbicular jasper (orbicular chert), likely ocean jasper

Silicified microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and/or clay-rich orbicules

Milky Quartz / Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz / Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or volcanic shell) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or volcanic shell

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - Muscovite component)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - Muscovite component)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon-based sedimentary-metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon-based sedimentary-metamorphic rock)

Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony or jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper) — mineral

Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony or jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper

Banded Siltstone Pebble (Siltstone (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Banded Siltstone Pebble

Siltstone (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3)

Sandstone Chert/Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Sedimentary Sandstone / Orthoquartzite) — sedimentary

Sandstone Chert/Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Sedimentary Sandstone / Orthoquartzite

Garnet (Garnet group [X3Y2(SiO4)3]) — mineral

Garnet

Garnet group [X3Y2(SiO4)3]

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Bauxite

Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)

Garnet Schist (Almandine Garnet in Schist (X3Al2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine Garnet in Schist (X3Al2(SiO4)3)

Quartz (Peach/Orange variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Peach/Orange variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Magnetite Sand (Black Sand) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite Sand (Black Sand)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Magnetite / Iron Ore (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite / Iron Ore

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Magnetite / Ironstone (Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite / Ironstone

Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (and Chalcedony/Agate mixture) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Chalcedony/Agate mixture)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalk (Sedimentary Pebble) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Limestone) — sedimentary

Chalk (Sedimentary Pebble)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Limestone

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

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (Silica, SiO2)

Greenstone / Graywacke (Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)) — sedimentary

Greenstone / Graywacke

Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)