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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 Pebble (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Micaceous) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Micaceous Litharenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Micaceous)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Micaceous Litharenite (SiO2 principal)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Greywacke) (Arenite/Greywacke (SiO2 major)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke)

Arenite/Greywacke (SiO2 major)

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Lithic) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 + impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Lithic)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 + impurities)

Sandstone (Greywacke) (Arenite / Greywacke Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke)

Arenite / Greywacke Sandstone

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Bauxite (Aluminum Ore) (Hydrated aluminum oxides, primarily Al(OH)3, AlO(OH)) — sedimentary

Bauxite (Aluminum Ore)

Hydrated aluminum oxides, primarily Al(OH)3, AlO(OH)

River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Basalt) (Quartzite (SiO2 as primary mineral)) — metamorphic

River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Basalt)

Quartzite (SiO2 as primary mineral)

Slag — industrial by-product

Slag

industrial by-product

Chert (Banded) (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Banded)

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Shale (Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Shale

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Conglomerate (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic Sedimentary Conglomerate (SiO2 primarily)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Cream Variety) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Cream Variety)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Geode (Crystalline Quartz in Sedimentary Matrix (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode

Crystalline Quartz in Sedimentary Matrix (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Brachiopod Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix (Phylum Brachiopoda in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix) — fossil

Brachiopod Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix

Phylum Brachiopoda in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Dendritic Agate / Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Agate / Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Quartzite in Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusions) — sedimentary

Quartzite in Conglomerate

Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusions

Geode (Unopened) (Silicon dioxide with various inclusions (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

Silicon dioxide with various inclusions (SiO2)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Red Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3 staining)

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood / Fossilized Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood / Fossilized Wood (SiO2)

Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble) (Arenite (SiO2 with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble)

Arenite (SiO2 with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Psilomelane (Manganese Ore) (Psilomelane (Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10) — mineral

Psilomelane (Manganese Ore)

Psilomelane (Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Druzy Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Druzy Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Clastic Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Clastic Rock

Chert (often called Jasper or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Jasper or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone (primarily Siderite or Limonite / Goethite, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Ironstone (primarily Siderite or Limonite / Goethite, FeO(OH)·nH2O)