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Sedimentary Like (Industrial Composite)

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

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

Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony mixture)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Sandstone (Differential Weathering) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone (Differential Weathering)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Botryoidal Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chalcedony (Common Opal variant) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with varying levels of hydration) — mineral

Chalcedony (Common Opal variant)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with varying levels of hydration

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Asphalt (Asphalt concrete (engineered material, not a naturally occurring rock/mineral in this form)) — Sedimentary

Asphalt

Asphalt concrete (engineered material, not a naturally occurring rock/mineral in this form)

Chalcedony Pebble (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony Pebble

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic rock)

Quartz or possibly Jasper/Chert. Looks like a tumbled or water-worn stone. (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral or Sedimentary (if chert)

Quartz or possibly Jasper/Chert. Looks like a tumbled or water-worn stone.

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Mineral or Sedimentary (if chert)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Iron-Stained) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-Stained)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem fragment (Calcite (CaCO3) containing Crinoidea fossils) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem fragment

Calcite (CaCO3) containing Crinoidea fossils

Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

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

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic sedimentary rock)

Anthracite (Anthracite coal) — metamorphic

Anthracite

Anthracite coal

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Moonstone-like Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Moonstone-like Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Arenite

Garnet Schist (Almandine-mica schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine-mica schist

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (with biological crust) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with biological crust)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

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

Garnet (Almandine)

Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Chert Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)

Chert (SiO2)

Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite) (Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone) — Metamorphic

Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite)

Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone

Limonite / Ironstone (Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite / Ironstone

Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O

Sandstone (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock), primarily SiO2) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock), primarily SiO2

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic arenite / Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic arenite / Quartz arenite)

Garnet Schist (Almandine Garnet Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 in Schistose matrix)) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine Garnet Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 in Schistose matrix)

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ironstone (with Limonite/Goethite) (Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Hematite Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ironstone (with Limonite/Goethite)

Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Hematite Fe2O3)

Ironstone (possibly Bog Iron or Limonite) (Goethite-rich Ironstone (FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ironstone (possibly Bog Iron or Limonite)

Goethite-rich Ironstone (FeO(OH))