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Rock (Likely Sedimentary)

Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Asphalt Rock

Rock Gypsum

Conglomerate

Breccia

Ironstone

Limestone

Claystone

Phosphorite

Chert

Coal

Pisolite

Mudstone

Chert (Beach Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Beach Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

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

Shale with Iron Staining

Fissile Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcite (CaCO3)

Banded calcite (travertine or calcite-rich carbonate) (Calcite, CaCO₃; likely banded travertine or recrystallized limestone) — sedimentary

Banded calcite (travertine or calcite-rich carbonate)

Calcite, CaCO₃; likely banded travertine or recrystallized limestone

Polished fossiliferous limestone pebble (Fossiliferous micritic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Polished fossiliferous limestone pebble

Fossiliferous micritic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)

Chert Pebble (with fossil shell fragment) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcified Invertebrate Impression) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble (with fossil shell fragment)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcified Invertebrate Impression

Siltstone with iron staining (Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH) coatings)) — sedimentary

Siltstone with iron staining

Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH) coatings)

Gray chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz) (Chalcedony, SiO₂; likely common gray/blue-gray variety) — mineral

Gray chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz)

Chalcedony, SiO₂; likely common gray/blue-gray variety

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Red Siltstone (or Red Shale) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Composition: primarily Quartz, Clay minerals, and Hematite Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Siltstone (or Red Shale)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Composition: primarily Quartz, Clay minerals, and Hematite Fe2O3)

Quartz Veined Mudstone (Metasedimentary rock with Quartz (SiO2) veins) — metamorphic

Quartz Veined Mudstone

Metasedimentary rock with Quartz (SiO2) veins

Weathered limestone fragment (Calcitic limestone (mostly CaCO₃; possibly micritic limestone)) — sedimentary

Weathered limestone fragment

Calcitic limestone (mostly CaCO₃; possibly micritic limestone)

Likely weathered chert or flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably chalcedony/chert) — sedimentary

Likely weathered chert or flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably chalcedony/chert

Limestone River Pebble (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - micritic limestone) — sedimentary

Limestone River Pebble

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - micritic limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone (Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)

Chert Pebble (Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)

Chert (Iron-Stained) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-Stained)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Tumbled milky quartz (likely quartz pebble) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled milky quartz (likely quartz pebble)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Chert with Quartz Veining (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Veining

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Limestone with Stylolites (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Stylolites

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Tumbled honey-brown chalcedony or agate (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Tumbled honey-brown chalcedony or agate

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony; exact identification requires testing

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Conglomerate (Puddingstone) (Conglomerate (specifically, clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Conglomerate (Puddingstone)

Conglomerate (specifically, clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Sandstone (Quartz-rich sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (Quartz-rich sedimentary rock)

Sandstone Pebble (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Dendritic Siltstone (Siltstone with Manganese Dendrites (MnO2)) — sedimentary

Dendritic Siltstone

Siltstone with Manganese Dendrites (MnO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Geode (Chert/Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (Chert/Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Shale (Laminated Mudstone) — sedimentary

Shale

Laminated Mudstone

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz or Chalcedony, SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz or Chalcedony, SiO2)

Quartzite Conglomerate (Conglomerate (SiO2 rich)) — sedimentary

Quartzite Conglomerate

Conglomerate (SiO2 rich)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based sedimentary rock)

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2-rich framework with variable matrix)

Sandstone (Arenite (major component SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (major component SiO2)