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Sedimentary

Browse sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Argillite

Arkose

Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation

Bauxite

Bituminous Coal

Bituminous Coal

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Bog Iron

Breccia

Brecciated Jasper

Brecciated Jasper

Bumblebee Jasper

Bumblebee Jasper

Calcarenite

Sandstone or Siltstone (Arenite (if sandstone)) — Sedimentary

Sandstone or Siltstone

Arenite (if sandstone)

Mudstone (Argillite / Siliciclastic sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Mudstone

Argillite / Siliciclastic sedimentary rock

Brown Sandstone (River Rock) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Brown Sandstone (River Rock)

Arenite

Cone-in-cone structure (Limestone) (Cone-in-cone structure (Secondary Sedimentary Structure)) — sedimentary

Cone-in-cone structure (Limestone)

Cone-in-cone structure (Secondary Sedimentary Structure)

Sandstone Grain (Clastic Sedimentary Rock Grain (SiO2 dominated)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Grain

Clastic Sedimentary Rock Grain (SiO2 dominated)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Shale or Slaty Mudstone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale or Slaty Mudstone

Argillaceous sedimentary rock

Chert Breccia (Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Silica)) — sedimentary

Chert Breccia

Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Silica)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (with man-made markings) (Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with man-made markings)

Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite (SiO2)

Shale (Beach-worn) (Laminated Pelite (primarily clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale (Beach-worn)

Laminated Pelite (primarily clay minerals and quartz)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Fragmented Sedimentary Pebble (Clastic Sedimentary Specimen) — sedimentary

Fragmented Sedimentary Pebble

Clastic Sedimentary Specimen

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

Sandstone (Picture Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Concrete fragment with Aggregate (Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate) — sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made)

Concrete fragment with Aggregate

Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate

sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made)

Mudstone (Lutylite (group of fine-grained sedimentary rocks)) — sedimentary

Mudstone

Lutylite (group of fine-grained sedimentary rocks)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Sandstone (Sandstone ( преимущественно SiO2 )) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone ( преимущественно SiO2 )

Shale (Laminated Mudstone (Shale)) — sedimentary

Shale

Laminated Mudstone (Shale)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Shale (Shale (Consolidated fine-grained clay/silt)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Consolidated fine-grained clay/silt)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 dominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 dominant)

Shale (Lutaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale

Lutaceous sedimentary rock

Weathered Sandstone Cobble (Arenite / Quartz Sandstone) — sedimentary

Weathered Sandstone Cobble

Arenite / Quartz Sandstone

Seashell (Calcium Carbonate) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Seashell (Calcium Carbonate)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Arenite with Iron-Oxide cement (Fe2O3 · nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with Iron-Oxide cement (Fe2O3 · nH2O)

Brown Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar, with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Brown Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar, with Iron Oxide cement)

Sedimentary Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Ferruginous Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Sandstone with Iron Oxide

Ferruginous Sandstone

Brachiopod Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix (Phylum Brachiopoda in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix) — fossil

Brachiopod Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix

Phylum Brachiopoda in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix

Shale (Argillite / Shaly Mudstone) — sedimentary

Shale

Argillite / Shaly Mudstone

Shale (Shale (Lutite)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Lutite)

Shale (Shale (clastic sedimentary rock composed of silt and clay-sized particles)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (clastic sedimentary rock composed of silt and clay-sized particles)

Shale (Fissile mudstone (Shale)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile mudstone (Shale)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Shale (sub-type: Carbonaceous Shale) (Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Shale (sub-type: Carbonaceous Shale)

Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock