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Sedimentary (Biogenic Sediment Or Biological Remain)

Browse sedimentary (biogenic sediment or biological remain) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sapropel

Claystone

Phosphorite

Diatomite

Turbidite

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Conglomerate

Ironstone

Breccia

Tripolite

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Kambaba Jasper

Tumbled, weathered limestone or calcareous concretion (Calcite-rich limestone; predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Tumbled, weathered limestone or calcareous concretion

Calcite-rich limestone; predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Olive Sea Shell Fossil (Oliva sp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — fossil

Olive Sea Shell Fossil

Oliva sp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone) (Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)

Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)

Sandstone Concretion (Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)

Shale (Laminated Mudstone) — sedimentary

Shale

Laminated Mudstone

Hag Stone (Sandstone with Boreholes) (Bored Sandstone (Sedimentary rock with lithophaga-style borings)) — sedimentary

Hag Stone (Sandstone with Boreholes)

Bored Sandstone (Sedimentary rock with lithophaga-style borings)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with organic fossil inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with organic fossil inclusions

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Shale with Trace Fossils (Fissile mudrock (Shale)) — sedimentary

Shale with Trace Fossils

Fissile mudrock (Shale)

Shale (Shale (Lutite)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Lutite)

Shale (Fissile mudstone (rich in clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile mudstone (rich in clay minerals and quartz)

Shale (Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)

Chert Nodule (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Succinate (Organic Fossilized Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinate (Organic Fossilized Resin)

Banded Flint (Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Flint (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite) — Organic (Mineraloid)

Amber

Succinite

Organic (Mineraloid)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinate)) — mineral

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinate)

Yellow Quartzite (Onyx Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartzite) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (Onyx Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartzite

Amber (Succinite (fossilized resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (fossilized resin)

River Cobble with Algae Patina (Weathered Chert or Quartzite pebble (SiO2 dominated)) — sedimentary

River Cobble with Algae Patina

Weathered Chert or Quartzite pebble (SiO2 dominated)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Carcharhinus sp. (likely Bull or Requiem shark family)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Carcharhinus sp. (likely Bull or Requiem shark family)

Moss-covered Limestone with Quartz/Calcite Pocket (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) rock with biological moss coating) — sedimentary

Moss-covered Limestone with Quartz/Calcite Pocket

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) rock with biological moss coating

Hematite (Iron Ore) (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite (Iron Ore)

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Jasper or Flint variant) (Chert (composed of microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper or Flint variant)

Chert (composed of microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Vertebrate fossilized tooth (various genera such as Carcharodon, Otodus, or Negaprion)) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Vertebrate fossilized tooth (various genera such as Carcharodon, Otodus, or Negaprion)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcareous biomicrite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcareous biomicrite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Amber (in Matrix/Shale) (Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineral

Amber (in Matrix/Shale)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Fossil) (Scleractinian Coral in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Fossil)

Scleractinian Coral in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Iron-Stained) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite (Iron-Stained)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion (Siderite or Hematite Concretion) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Siderite or Hematite Concretion

Chert (also known as Flint or Common Chalcedony) (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (also known as Flint or Common Chalcedony)

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Marine invertebrate fossils (Brachiopods and Gastropods) (Phylum Brachiopoda and Class Gastropoda) — fossil

Marine invertebrate fossils (Brachiopods and Gastropods)

Phylum Brachiopoda and Class Gastropoda

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of cellulose)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of cellulose)

Shale or Siltstone (Fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale or Siltstone

Fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock

Hag Stone (Perforated Flint or Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Hag Stone

Perforated Flint or Chert (SiO2)

Crinoid and Coral Fossils in Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugosa (order) and Crinoidea (class)) — sedimentary

Crinoid and Coral Fossils in Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugosa (order) and Crinoidea (class)

Shale or Mudstone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale or Mudstone

Argillaceous sedimentary rock

Calcite (likely chalky calcite fragment) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Calcite (likely chalky calcite fragment)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)