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Sedimentary (Biogenic)

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

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Conglomerate

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Breccia

Ironstone

Ironstone

Diatomite

Diatomite

Coal

Coal

Limestone

Limestone

Kambaba Jasper

Kambaba Jasper

Asphalt Rock

Asphalt Rock

Sapropel

Sapropel

Mudstone

Mudstone

Claystone

Claystone

Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (White Chert or Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (White Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Mudstone variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Mudstone variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 variety)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 variety)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fossil Chondrichthyes (various genera such as Carcharias or Odontaspis)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Fossil Chondrichthyes (various genera such as Carcharias or Odontaspis)

Limestone Pebble with Crinoid Fossil (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Fossiliferous Limestone) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble with Crinoid Fossil

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Fossiliferous Limestone

Chert (containing Iron Oxide) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (containing Iron Oxide)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (or Chalcedony) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Chalcedony)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Opal (Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Opal

Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Arenite with Iron-oxide cement) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with Iron-oxide cement

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

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

Chert

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Selenite (Gypsum) (Hydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Selenite (Gypsum)

Hydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Druzy Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzy Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Opaline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Opaline Silica (SiO2)

Chert (with Iron Staining) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Iron Staining)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (White Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Oyster Shell (Gryphaea or Crassostrea fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Oyster Shell

Gryphaea or Crassostrea fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Ferruginous Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides

Septarian Nodule (Calcite-bearing Septarian Concretion) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Calcite-bearing Septarian Concretion

Conglomerate (Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate

Gneiss (River Cobble) (Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (River Cobble)

Metamorphic Gneiss

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

Fossilized Chiton (Polyplacophora) (Polyplacophora (fossilized valves)) — mineralized fossil

Fossilized Chiton (Polyplacophora)

Polyplacophora (fossilized valves)

mineralized fossil

Ammonite Fossil (Ammonoidea (primarily composed of Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Ammonite Fossil

Ammonoidea (primarily composed of Calcite, CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose) (Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral inclusions)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose)

Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral inclusions)

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkosic varieties) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkosic varieties)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Glauconitic Sandstone (or Greenstone) (Glauconitic Sandstone with Quartz) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone (or Greenstone)

Glauconitic Sandstone with Quartz

Brachiopod Fossil (Phylum Brachiopoda (replaced by Calcite or Silica)) — sedimentary

Brachiopod Fossil

Phylum Brachiopoda (replaced by Calcite or Silica)

Sandstone (Calcareous or Quartz-rich) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Calcareous or Quartz-rich)

Arenite

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (SiO2 complex)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (SiO2 complex)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)