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Mineral On Sedimentary

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

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Coal

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Glauconite

Breccia

Hutcheonite

Halite

Ironstone

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Small pale mineral fragment, likely quartz or calcite (Tentatively quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); image resolution prevents confident identification) — mineral

Small pale mineral fragment, likely quartz or calcite

Tentatively quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); image resolution prevents confident identification

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Tumbled Mixed Gemstones and Rocks (Various mineral species including quartz (SiO2) and silicate minerals) — mineral

Tumbled Mixed Gemstones and Rocks

Various mineral species including quartz (SiO2) and silicate minerals

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Shale (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)

Caribbean Calcite (Calcium Carbonate with Argonite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Caribbean Calcite

Calcium Carbonate with Argonite (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH cement)

Gold Mineral (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Mineral

Native Gold (Au)

Shale (Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Shale

Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)

Rhodochrosite (Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)) — mineral

Rhodochrosite

Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)

Blue Howlite (Dyed) (Dyed Howlite (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Blue Howlite (Dyed)

Dyed Howlite (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Blue Howlite (Dyed) (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Blue Howlite (Dyed)

Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Quartzite Sandstone / Quartz Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with minor mineral impurities)) — sedimentary

Quartzite Sandstone / Quartz Sandstone

Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with minor mineral impurities)

Likely banded gneiss (Gneiss, a foliated metamorphic rock composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica) — metamorphic

Likely banded gneiss

Gneiss, a foliated metamorphic rock composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica

Limonite (Ironstone) (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — sedimentary

Limonite (Ironstone)

FeO(OH)·nH2O

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

Limonite / Ironstone

Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Sedimentary Outcrop (Sandstone/Shale) (Sedimentary bedrock formation (variable composition)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Outcrop (Sandstone/Shale)

Sedimentary bedrock formation (variable composition)

Shale (Argillite / Shale) — sedimentary

Shale

Argillite / Shale

Sandstone (Iron-stained) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Iron-stained)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Light-colored limestone (Calcitic limestone; primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), mineral calcite) — sedimentary

Light-colored limestone

Calcitic limestone; primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), mineral calcite

Aragonite Star Cluster (Cross-section) (Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite Star Cluster (Cross-section)

Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Halite (Rock Salt) (Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)) — mineral

Halite (Rock Salt)

Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)

Orange Calcite (Cleavage Rhomb) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite (Cleavage Rhomb)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Limonite/Ironstone (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite/Ironstone

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

River Stone (Sandstone or Siltstone) (Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)) — sedimentary

River Stone (Sandstone or Siltstone)

Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)

Banded Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Sandstone) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Sandstone

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Pyrite with Quartz (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pyrite with Quartz

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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)

Agate Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety) — sedimentary

Agate Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety

Galena (Lead Sulfide (PbS)) — mineral

Galena

Lead Sulfide (PbS)

Satin Spar Selenite (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O) — mineral

Satin Spar Selenite

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Lithic)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 + impurities)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock