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Sedimentary (Biogenic)

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

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Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Ironstone

Diatomite

Coal

Kambaba Jasper

Limestone

Asphalt Rock

Claystone

Mudstone

Sapropel

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

Light-colored limestone

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

Conglomerate Pebble (with Chert / Quartz) (Sedimentary Conglomerate / Breccia Pebble) — sedimentary

Conglomerate Pebble (with Chert / Quartz)

Sedimentary Conglomerate / Breccia Pebble

Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz

Yellow Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Shale (Argillite / Shaly Mudstone) — sedimentary

Shale

Argillite / Shaly Mudstone

Shale (Shale (Lutite)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Lutite)

Fossil shell (Likely a fossilized marine bivalve shell; exact taxon is indeterminate from the image.) — fossil

Fossil shell

Likely a fossilized marine bivalve shell; exact taxon is indeterminate from the image.

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Chalcedony / Yellow Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Chalcedony / Yellow Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron sulfide (FeS2)

Shale (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Shale

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

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

Shale (sub-type: Carbonaceous Shale)

Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone (Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone

Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone Pebble (Sandstone (SiO2 rich clastic rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sandstone (SiO2 rich clastic rock)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

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)

Fossiliferous limestone (Bioclastic limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous limestone

Bioclastic limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)

Weathered brown rock, likely sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary stone (Indeterminate siliciclastic rock; likely quartz-rich sandstone with iron-oxide cement) — sedimentary

Weathered brown rock, likely sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary stone

Indeterminate siliciclastic rock; likely quartz-rich sandstone with iron-oxide cement

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

Brown Sandstone

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

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

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with Iron-Oxide cement (Fe2O3 · nH2O)

Weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary rock (Likely quartz arenite/subarkose; predominantly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide cement) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary rock

Likely quartz arenite/subarkose; predominantly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide cement

Quartz-veined Sandstone (Sedimentary rock with quartz vein (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Sandstone

Sedimentary rock with quartz vein (SiO2)

Fossil-bearing Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentum cum fossili) — fossil

Fossil-bearing Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentum cum fossili

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Sedimentary Breccia

Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Sedimentary Breccia (Clastic Breccia (CaCO3/SiO2 matrix)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Breccia

Clastic Breccia (CaCO3/SiO2 matrix)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Shale (Argillite / Shale) — sedimentary

Shale

Argillite / Shale

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Silty Shale (Silty Shale (Fissile Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Silty Shale

Silty Shale (Fissile Sedimentary Rock)

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Shale (Ferruginous) (Laminated Mudrock (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Shale (Ferruginous)

Laminated Mudrock (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)

Shale (Mudstone (composed primarily of clay minerals like kaolinite, illite, and smectite, with quartz and calcite)) — sedimentary

Shale

Mudstone (composed primarily of clay minerals like kaolinite, illite, and smectite, with quartz and calcite)

Sandstone (Water-worn pebble) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Water-worn pebble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Shale (Shale (claystone/mudstone)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (claystone/mudstone)

Shale (with Iron Oxide staining) (Fissile Mudstone (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale (with Iron Oxide staining)

Fissile Mudstone (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals)

Ironstone concretion (likely limonite/goethite-rich) (Iron-oxide-cemented sediment, commonly goethite (FeO(OH)) and/or limonite) — sedimentary

Ironstone concretion (likely limonite/goethite-rich)

Iron-oxide-cemented sediment, commonly goethite (FeO(OH)) and/or limonite

Banded Chert / Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bivalve Fossil (Clam Shell) (Class Bivalvia) — fossil

Bivalve Fossil (Clam Shell)

Class Bivalvia