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Mineral On Sedimentary Rock

Browse mineral on sedimentary rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Rock Salt

Asphalt Rock

Rock Gypsum

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Conglomerate

Breccia

Coal

Ironstone

Halite

Claystone

Limestone

Dolomite

Red Sandstone Pebble (Quartzose Sandstone) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone Pebble

Quartzose Sandstone

Sandstone (Arenite (Silicon Dioxide with various mineral cements)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Silicon Dioxide with various mineral cements)

Pyrite in Quartz Matrix (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) embedded in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Quartz Matrix

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) embedded in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

Sandstone (with minor weathering/pitting) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with minor weathering/pitting)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)

Fossil shell fragment in sedimentary rock (Indeterminate marine mollusk shell; likely a bivalve or gastropod fossil) — fossil

Fossil shell fragment in sedimentary rock

Indeterminate marine mollusk shell; likely a bivalve or gastropod fossil

Mixed sedimentary rock and mineral specimens (Predominantly limestone, chert, sandstone, and iron-oxide-bearing clasts; exact identification requires testing) — sedimentary

Mixed sedimentary rock and mineral specimens

Predominantly limestone, chert, sandstone, and iron-oxide-bearing clasts; exact identification requires testing

Banded river pebble (Likely banded sandstone or siltstone; exact identification requires testing) — sedimentary

Banded river pebble

Likely banded sandstone or siltstone; exact identification requires testing

Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 composition primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 composition primarily)

Calcite (Honey Calcite and Agate) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite (Honey Calcite and Agate)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz-veined Limestone (Sedimentary limestone with quartz/calcite veinlets) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Limestone

Sedimentary limestone with quartz/calcite veinlets

Sandstone (Arenite (predominantly SiO2 quartz grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (predominantly SiO2 quartz grains)

Seashell Fossil (Gastropoda fossil) — fossil

Seashell Fossil

Gastropoda fossil

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Banded gneiss (Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss

Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss

Satin Spar (Gypsum) (Gypsum (Satin Spar variety) - CaSO4·2H2O) — mineral

Satin Spar (Gypsum)

Gypsum (Satin Spar variety) - CaSO4·2H2O

Sandstone with Quartz/Calcite druse (Arenite with druse (SiO2 or CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Quartz/Calcite druse

Arenite with druse (SiO2 or CaCO3)

Fossilized Bone (Permineralized Vertebrate Bone) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Permineralized Vertebrate Bone

Shale with Iron Staining (Fissile Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Shale with Iron Staining

Fissile Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock

Shale (Shale (Lutite)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Lutite)

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (with potential fossil fragments) (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potential fossil fragments)

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with iron oxides)

Sandstone with Dendritic Inclusions (Quartzose Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Dendritic Inclusions

Quartzose Sandstone

Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone or Weathered Conglomerate (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone / Lithic Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone or Weathered Conglomerate

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone / Lithic Arenite)

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)

Sandstone (Water-worn pebble) (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Water-worn pebble)

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Pebble) (Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble)

Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Limonite Concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)