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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

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

Sandstone (with biological crust)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone with Foliose Lichen (Arenite (Rock matrix) with Xanthoparmelia or Flavoparmelia (Lichen genus)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Foliose Lichen

Arenite (Rock matrix) with Xanthoparmelia or Flavoparmelia (Lichen genus)

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

Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Garnet Schist (Garnetiferous Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Garnetiferous Mica Schist

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Fossiliferous Limestone Pebble (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Biogenic Inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone Pebble

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Biogenic Inclusions

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Sandstone (Arenite (compositionally various, primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (compositionally various, primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 + various cementing minerals)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 + various cementing minerals)

Garnet in Matrix (Almandine or Spessartine Garnet in Quartz/Schist Matrix (X3Al2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Garnet in Matrix

Almandine or Spessartine Garnet in Quartz/Schist Matrix (X3Al2(SiO4)3)

Bauxite (Aluminum ore (mixture of gibbsite Al(OH)3, boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and diaspore α-AlO(OH))) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Aluminum ore (mixture of gibbsite Al(OH)3, boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and diaspore α-AlO(OH))

Fern fossil in shale (Plant fossil, likely a fern frond impression preserved in fine-grained shale; exact species indeterminable from the image) — fossil

Fern fossil in shale

Plant fossil, likely a fern frond impression preserved in fine-grained shale; exact species indeterminable from the image

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Metamorphosed Coal)) — sedimentary

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Metamorphosed Coal)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Chert Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Asphalt Conglomerate (Artificial Bituminous Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Asphalt Conglomerate

Artificial Bituminous Conglomerate

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite) — sedimentary

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite

Bauxite (Bauxite (mixture including Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Diaspore α-AlO(OH))) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (mixture including Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Diaspore α-AlO(OH))

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (with K,Mg,Fe,Al silicate hydroxide)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (with K,Mg,Fe,Al silicate hydroxide)

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

Chert / Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Garnet Schist (Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist

Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Red/Brown) (Arenite (SiO2 dominated with iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red/Brown)

Arenite (SiO2 dominated with iron oxides)

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

Sandstone

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock), primarily SiO2

Limestone (with possible Crinoid or Fossil Impression) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Calcite) — sedimentary

Limestone (with possible Crinoid or Fossil Impression)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Calcite

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

River Stone (Limestone) (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

River Stone (Limestone)

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Muscovite Mica Schist (Metamorphic rock rich in muscovite mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Muscovite Mica Schist

Metamorphic rock rich in muscovite mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)

Shale (Beach-worn) (Laminated Pelite (primarily clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale (Beach-worn)

Laminated Pelite (primarily clay minerals and quartz)

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Red Sandstone (Sandstone (lithic arenite or arkose with iron oxide)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Sandstone (lithic arenite or arkose with iron oxide)

Pink Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite Dyed) (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Pink Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite Dyed)

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)