Rock Identifier

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Sedimentary Like (Industrial Composite)

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

Jasper / Chert (Red) (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — Sedimentary / Mineral

Jasper / Chert (Red)

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Sedimentary / Mineral

Blue Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica (Byproduct of smelting)) — Antropogenic (Man-made)

Blue Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica (Byproduct of smelting)

Antropogenic (Man-made)

Ferro-Manganese Slag (Vitreous Silicate Slag) — Anthropogenic (Industrial byproduct)

Ferro-Manganese Slag

Vitreous Silicate Slag

Anthropogenic (Industrial byproduct)

Slag (Industrial Glass Slag) (Amorphous Silica / Ferro-silicate Slag) — mineraloid / anthropogenic

Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)

Amorphous Silica / Ferro-silicate Slag

mineraloid / anthropogenic

Potassium-Rich Silicate Clay (inferred from biological context) (Phyllosilicate group (likely Illite or Smectite within surrounding soil substrate)) — mineral

Potassium-Rich Silicate Clay (inferred from biological context)

Phyllosilicate group (likely Illite or Smectite within surrounding soil substrate)

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)) — mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)

Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment) (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)

Sedimentary Rock

Banded Iron Formation (Jaspillite) (Banded Iron Formation (BIF)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (Jaspillite)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Red Garnet (Pyrope or Almandine) (Garnet Group (A3B2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Red Garnet (Pyrope or Almandine)

Garnet Group (A3B2(SiO4)3)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon based fossil fuel)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon based fossil fuel)

Ferrous Slag (Fused calcium-iron silicates (Industrial Slag)) — Anthropogenic/Industrial byproduct

Ferrous Slag

Fused calcium-iron silicates (Industrial Slag)

Anthropogenic/Industrial byproduct

Flesh-colored Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Flesh-colored Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)) — mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)

Red Jasper (possibly Wonderstone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper (possibly Wonderstone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Bog Iron (Limonite) (Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Bog Iron (Limonite)

Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Jasper

Jasper (Silica/Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon Content: 86%-97%)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon Content: 86%-97%)

Diamond in Kimberlite (Kimberlite Matrix with Carbon (Diamond)) — igneous

Diamond in Kimberlite

Kimberlite Matrix with Carbon (Diamond)

Limonite (also known as Yellow Ochre or Brown Hematite) (Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — Mineral

Limonite (also known as Yellow Ochre or Brown Hematite)

Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Limestone (Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz Pebble (Chalcedony/Agate variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (Chalcedony/Agate variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Weathered) (Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Weathered)

Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Garnet (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pumice (Pumicite / Vesicular Rhyolite) — igneous

Pumice

Pumicite / Vesicular Rhyolite

Almandine Garnet in Matrix (Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — metamorphic

Almandine Garnet in Matrix

Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Banded Slag Glass (Leland Blue/Frankfort Green style) (Anthropogenic Glass Specimen (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)) — mineral

Banded Slag Glass (Leland Blue/Frankfort Green style)

Anthropogenic Glass Specimen (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)

Pegmatite (with Quartz and Feldspar) (Granitic Pegmatite) — igneous

Pegmatite (with Quartz and Feldspar)

Granitic Pegmatite

Pumice (Pumicite (Volcanic glass with vesicular texture)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumicite (Volcanic glass with vesicular texture)

Silicon (Silicon (Si)) — mineral

Silicon

Silicon (Si)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pumice (Pumice (Highly vesicular volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Highly vesicular volcanic glass)

Bicolor Quartz (Milk Quartz with Slag or Dark Inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — mineral

Bicolor Quartz (Milk Quartz with Slag or Dark Inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag) (Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives) — Mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)

Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Quartz Geode (Water-worn) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode (Water-worn)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix) — mineral/igneous

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix

mineral/igneous

Iron Slag (Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical byproduct) — igneous

Iron Slag

Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical byproduct

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz grains)

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide) (Silicon Carbide (SiC)) — mineral

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

Pumice (Pumiceous rhyolite) — igneous

Pumice

Pumiceous rhyolite