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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

Bumblebee Jasper (Calcite with Arsenic and Manganese oxides (technically a volcanic rock)) — igneous

Bumblebee Jasper

Calcite with Arsenic and Manganese oxides (technically a volcanic rock)

Polished agate or chalcedony cabochon (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely pale chalcedony/agate) — gemstone

Polished agate or chalcedony cabochon

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely pale chalcedony/agate

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement

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

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

Banded Sandstone (Differential Weathering)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Shale (Shale (claystone/mudstone)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (claystone/mudstone)

Epidote-bearing Rock / Epidote Inclusion (Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) in host rock) — mineral

Epidote-bearing Rock / Epidote Inclusion

Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) in host rock

Geode with Quartz and possibly Jasper/Hematite (Quartz (SiO2) and Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2), possibly stained by iron oxides) — Mineral/Sedimentary Geode

Geode with Quartz and possibly Jasper/Hematite

Quartz (SiO2) and Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2), possibly stained by iron oxides

Mineral/Sedimentary Geode

Sandstone (likely Quartzite-rich) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzite-rich)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Amber Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Amber Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue-green cabochon pendant, likely turquoise or composite turquoise (Turquoise: hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image) — gemstone

Blue-green cabochon pendant, likely turquoise or composite turquoise

Turquoise: hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image

Anthracite (Anthracite coal) — metamorphic

Anthracite

Anthracite coal

Sandstone (Pebble) (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble)

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Feldspar-Quartz Rock (likely Pegmatite or Granite) (Feldspar-Quartz composite rock (KAlSi3O8 - SiO2)) — igneous

Feldspar-Quartz Rock (likely Pegmatite or Granite)

Feldspar-Quartz composite rock (KAlSi3O8 - SiO2)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Red Garnet

Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

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

Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony mixture)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Kaolinite (China Clay) (Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)) — sedimentary

Kaolinite (China Clay)

Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide cement

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) (Banded Iron Formation (predominantly Hematite and Chert)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Banded Iron Formation (predominantly Hematite and Chert)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (with differential weathering) (Arenite / Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with differential weathering)

Arenite / Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic sedimentary rock)

Tumbled turquoise-bearing stone (likely turquoise or chrysocolla) (Turquoise: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; possible chrysocolla: hydrated copper silicate) — mineral

Tumbled turquoise-bearing stone (likely turquoise or chrysocolla)

Turquoise: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; possible chrysocolla: hydrated copper silicate

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (lithic/quartz variant) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 predominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic/quartz variant)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 predominant)

Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining (Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining

Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)

Kaolin (China Clay) (Kaolinite [Al2Si2O5(OH)4]) — sedimentary

Kaolin (China Clay)

Kaolinite [Al2Si2O5(OH)4]

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Arenite

Botryoidal Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)

Orbicular jasper (orbicular chert/jasper) (Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Orbicular jasper (orbicular chert/jasper)

Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist