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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

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone (Crinoid columnal (Class Crinoidea) in biomicrite) — fossil

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone

Crinoid columnal (Class Crinoidea) in biomicrite

Chert (Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper-rich) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper-rich)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Micaceous Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 inclusions)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Micaceous Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 inclusions)

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (variety of microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (variety of microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sedimentary Breccia (Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Breccia

Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Polished calcite (likely honey/yellow calcite) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Polished calcite (likely honey/yellow calcite)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

River Cobble (likely Quartzite or Sandstone) (Arenite or Meta-quartzite (SiO2)) — sedimentary

River Cobble (likely Quartzite or Sandstone)

Arenite or Meta-quartzite (SiO2)

Vein-filled Sedimentary Rock (Silicified sedimentary rock with quartz/calcite vein) — sedimentary

Vein-filled Sedimentary Rock

Silicified sedimentary rock with quartz/calcite vein

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (likely common gray chalcedony) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) — mineral

Chalcedony (likely common gray chalcedony)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂

Red jasper (likely polished/tumbled) (Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides) — mineral

Red jasper (likely polished/tumbled)

Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate: CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate: CaCO3)

Limestone (Weathered) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Weathered)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Biotite schist (likely graphite-bearing) (Mica schist; chiefly quartz + biotite mica, with possible graphite and feldspar) — metamorphic

Biotite schist (likely graphite-bearing)

Mica schist; chiefly quartz + biotite mica, with possible graphite and feldspar

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Orange calcite (Calcite (CaCO₃), likely honey/orange calcite) — mineral

Orange calcite

Calcite (CaCO₃), likely honey/orange calcite

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Fossilized Shark Tooth in Matrix (Otodus obliquus (Chondrichthyes: Lamniformes)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth in Matrix

Otodus obliquus (Chondrichthyes: Lamniformes)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)

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

Desert Varnish on Sandstone

Ferromanganese coating on Quartz Arenite

Flint or chert fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely flint/chert) — sedimentary

Flint or chert fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely flint/chert

Iron-rich flint or chert fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely ferruginous chert) — sedimentary

Iron-rich flint or chert fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely ferruginous chert

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fossilized Elasmobranchii tooth (likely Odontaspis or Carcharias)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Fossilized Elasmobranchii tooth (likely Odontaspis or Carcharias)

Trilobite Fossil (Trilobita (Class), likely Phacopid or Asaphid order) — sedimentary

Trilobite Fossil

Trilobita (Class), likely Phacopid or Asaphid order

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment) (Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax genus)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)

Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax genus)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite