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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

Sandstone (Lithic Arenite) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Lithic Arenite)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Hematite Nodules (Moqui Marbles style) (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite Nodules (Moqui Marbles style)

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

Unknown Rock Fragment (Unknown) — unknown

Unknown Rock Fragment

Unknown

Dalmation Stone (Dalmation Jasper (Igneous microcrystalline quartz with arfvedsonite)) — igneous

Dalmation Stone

Dalmation Jasper (Igneous microcrystalline quartz with arfvedsonite)

Sandstone (with Iron Oxide) (Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Oxide)

Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Desert Varnish on Sandstone (Ferromanganese coating on Quartz Arenite) — sedimentary

Desert Varnish on Sandstone

Ferromanganese coating on Quartz Arenite

Possible fossil-bearing pebble (Unidentified fine-grained sedimentary rock; the small orange feature may be a fossil or mineral inclusion) — sedimentary

Possible fossil-bearing pebble

Unidentified fine-grained sedimentary rock; the small orange feature may be a fossil or mineral inclusion

Asphalt aggregate (Human-made bituminous asphalt containing crushed silicate rock aggregate) — sedimentary

Asphalt aggregate

Human-made bituminous asphalt containing crushed silicate rock aggregate

Fossil Coral (Rugose Coral or Tabulate Coral (Phylum Cnidaria)) — fossil

Fossil Coral

Rugose Coral or Tabulate Coral (Phylum Cnidaria)

Sandstone (Calcareous or Quartz-rich) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Calcareous or Quartz-rich)

Arenite

Fine-grained sedimentary rock, likely mudstone (Mudstone (clay- and silt-sized siliciclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Fine-grained sedimentary rock, likely mudstone

Mudstone (clay- and silt-sized siliciclastic sedimentary rock)

Unidentified yellow-orange mineral fragment (Possibly iron-stained quartz, calcite, or citrine; identification is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Unidentified yellow-orange mineral fragment

Possibly iron-stained quartz, calcite, or citrine; identification is uncertain from the image

Fossil gastropod shell (Fossilized gastropod, likely a small marine snail; exact genus cannot be determined from the image) — fossil

Fossil gastropod shell

Fossilized gastropod, likely a small marine snail; exact genus cannot be determined from the image

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Shale (Sedimentary Clastic Rock with fossil inclusions (likely Brachiopod or Bivalve impressions)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Shale

Sedimentary Clastic Rock with fossil inclusions (likely Brachiopod or Bivalve impressions)

Banded Siltstone (Banded Siltstone / Laminated Siltstone) — sedimentary

Banded Siltstone

Banded Siltstone / Laminated Siltstone

Quartz-veined Basalt or Limestone Pebble (Quartz vein in host rock (Silicate mineral in carbonate or volcanic matrix)) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Basalt or Limestone Pebble

Quartz vein in host rock (Silicate mineral in carbonate or volcanic matrix)

Limonite (often after Pyrite) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (often after Pyrite)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Wishing Stone (Basalt/Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite vein) (Carbonaceous Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein) — sedimentary

Wishing Stone (Basalt/Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite vein)

Carbonaceous Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein

Sandstone with Iron Staining (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Staining

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone with Mineral Veining or Crust (Sedimentary Sandstone (mostly SiO2 with Fe2O3 tinting)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Mineral Veining or Crust

Sedimentary Sandstone (mostly SiO2 with Fe2O3 tinting)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Geode (Silicon dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony) concretion) — sedimentary

Geode

Silicon dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony) concretion

Agate (Carnelian type) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Carnelian type)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz Crystal (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (likely with Borings or Vesicular Basalt) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely with Borings or Vesicular Basalt)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2-rich framework with variable matrix)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2-rich framework with variable matrix)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)

Sandstone (Calcareous/Lithic) (Sedimentary Rock (Clastic Sandstone with Calcium Carbonate cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Calcareous/Lithic)

Sedimentary Rock (Clastic Sandstone with Calcium Carbonate cement)

Breccia (Sedimentary Breccia) — sedimentary

Breccia

Sedimentary Breccia