Sedimentary Strata of the Badlands (Mudstone, Siltstone, and Sandstone)
White River Group (Brule and Chadron Formations)
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Sedimentary Strata of the Badlands (Mudstone, Siltstone, and Sandstone)
White River Group (Brule and Chadron Formations)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)
Sandstone (Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil (Hydroxyapatite replaced by Minerals)
Sandstone (likely with Borings or Vesicular Basalt)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ironstone (composed primarily of Goethite FeO(OH) and Limonite)
Shale
Fissile mudstone (primarily clay minerals and silt-sized quartz)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (with Brachiopod and Bivalve molds)
Sandstone
Arenite (often composed of Quartz, SiO2)
Dendritic Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with manganese/iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly Quartz Sandstone)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Ferruginous Concretion (FeCO3 or Iron Oxides)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstane (containing K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO₂ with Hematite Fe₂O₃ staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Agatized Fossil (Druzy Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) replacing organic matter
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 as Quartz/Chert/Chalcedony)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz, feldspar, or lithic fragments)
Orthoceras Fossil Limestone
Orthoceras (extinct genus of cephalopod); Limestone matrix (CaCO3)
Amber / Copal
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Crushed Stone (Gravel/Aggregates)
Crushed rock aggregate (varied composition including Granite, Limestone, and Quartz)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (with potential fossil inclusion)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem Impression
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix with Crinoidea fossil
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary composition)
Shale or Slaty Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Muddy/Silty Variety)
Arenite with high silt/clay content (clastic sedimentary rock)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite