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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

Seashell Fragment (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite) — mineral

Seashell Fragment

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite

Chert (Yellow Jasper / Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper / Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Mookaite Jasper (SiO2) — Sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

SiO2

Seashell Fragment (Aragonite/Calcite) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Shell fragment) — sedimentary

Seashell Fragment (Aragonite/Calcite)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Shell fragment

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Point) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Point)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Carbonate Beach Sand (Biogenic Carbonate Sediment (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Carbonate Beach Sand

Biogenic Carbonate Sediment (CaCO3)

Coquina or Coral Fossil (Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite)) — sedimentary

Coquina or Coral Fossil

Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcite / CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcite / CaCO3)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (River Stone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (River Stone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone with Chert (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silica (SiO2) inclusions) — sedimentary

Limestone with Chert

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silica (SiO2) inclusions

Coquina (Limestone) (Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina (Limestone)

Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)

Brachiopod Fossil (Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Rhynchonellida or Spiriferida)) — sedimentary

Brachiopod Fossil

Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Rhynchonellida or Spiriferida)

Bivalve Fossil (Shell-bearing Sedimentary Rock) (Class Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca) within a Calcarenite/Sandstone matrix) — fossil

Bivalve Fossil (Shell-bearing Sedimentary Rock)

Class Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca) within a Calcarenite/Sandstone matrix

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (or Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper (or Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (or lithic artifact flake) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint (or lithic artifact flake)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Stromatolite (Laminated biogenic sedimentary structure (Cyanobacteria)) — sedimentary

Stromatolite

Laminated biogenic sedimentary structure (Cyanobacteria)

Stromatolite Fossil (Stromatolite (Cyanobacteria biogenic sedimentary structure)) — fossil

Stromatolite Fossil

Stromatolite (Cyanobacteria biogenic sedimentary structure)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Autochthonous Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Autochthonous Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Limestone (Elephant Skin or Karst-weathered) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Elephant Skin or Karst-weathered)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Limestone (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Limestone (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)

Fossiliferous Chert (Gryphaea Fossil) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcitic Mollusk Remnants) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Chert (Gryphaea Fossil)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcitic Mollusk Remnants

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcitic shells)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcitic shells)

Fossilized Tiger Shark Tooth (Galeocerdo cuvier (fossilized hydroxylapatite)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Tiger Shark Tooth

Galeocerdo cuvier (fossilized hydroxylapatite)

Hag Stone (Sandstone or Limestone with Solution Holes (Bioturbation/Erosion)) — sedimentary

Hag Stone

Sandstone or Limestone with Solution Holes (Bioturbation/Erosion)

Coquina (Biogenic calcarenite / Coquina (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic calcarenite / Coquina (CaCO3)

Coquina (Coquina (Biogenic Limestone / CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone / CaCO3)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)

Coralline Algae / Maerl (Lithothamnion (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary

Coralline Algae / Maerl

Lithothamnion (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)