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Sedimentary (Fossil)

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

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Fossil Opal

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone

Bone Opal

Turritella Jasper

Amber

Turritella Agate

Turritella Agate

Petrified Wood

Diatomite

Guano

Conglomerate

Jet

Diatomaceous Earth

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Fossil brachiopod shell (Likely a spiriferid or orthid brachiopod; shell composed mainly of calcium carbonate (calcite)) — fossil

Fossil brachiopod shell

Likely a spiriferid or orthid brachiopod; shell composed mainly of calcium carbonate (calcite)

Fossilized Brachiopod or Gastropod (Phylum Brachiopoda / Phylum Mollusca) — fossil

Fossilized Brachiopod or Gastropod

Phylum Brachiopoda / Phylum Mollusca

Rounded limestone pebble (Micritic limestone, composed mainly of calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Rounded limestone pebble

Micritic limestone, composed mainly of calcite (CaCO₃)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Mudstone / River Pebble (Sedimentary rock with trace fossil or inclusion) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Mudstone / River Pebble

Sedimentary rock with trace fossil or inclusion

Fossiliferous Siltstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Fossil Inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Siltstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Fossil Inclusions

Fossilized Bone (Vertebrate fossil (mineralized bone)) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Vertebrate fossil (mineralized bone)

Weathered sandstone fragment (Clastic sandstone, composed mainly of quartz and feldspar grains cemented by silica, calcite, or iron oxides) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone fragment

Clastic sandstone, composed mainly of quartz and feldspar grains cemented by silica, calcite, or iron oxides

Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone (primarily Siderite or Limonite)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Ironstone (primarily Siderite or Limonite)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Limestone with fossil inclusions (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Limestone with fossil inclusions (CaCO3)

Kambaba Jasper (Rhyolite (with Stromatolite fossil inclusions)) — sedimentary

Kambaba Jasper

Rhyolite (with Stromatolite fossil inclusions)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger) (Carcharias taurus (fossil specimen)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger)

Carcharias taurus (fossil specimen)

Calamites (Calamites (Pith cast fossil)) — sedimentary

Calamites

Calamites (Pith cast fossil)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Selachimorpha (Chondrichthyes dental fossil)) — sedimentary

Fossil Shark Tooth

Selachimorpha (Chondrichthyes dental fossil)

Rounded limestone pebble (Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Rounded limestone pebble

Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biomicrite / Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biomicrite / Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose)

Arenite

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based typically)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based typically)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Fossilized Brachiopod Shell / Mold (Phylum Brachiopoda (Fossilized organic matrix replaced by Silica/Calcite)) — fossil

Fossilized Brachiopod Shell / Mold

Phylum Brachiopoda (Fossilized organic matrix replaced by Silica/Calcite)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)

Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone) (Permineralized Vertebrate Remains) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone)

Permineralized Vertebrate Remains

Sandstone Pebble (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Crinoids/Coral) (Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Crinoids/Coral)

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

Fossilized Bivalve Shell (Fossilized Clam) (Bivalvia (class) / CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)) — fossil

Fossilized Bivalve Shell (Fossilized Clam)

Bivalvia (class) / CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)

Sandstone (Iron-stained) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Iron-stained)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3 with fossil fragments)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3 with fossil fragments)

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)

Sandstone Cobble (Arenite (Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Cobble

Arenite (Sandstone)

Fossil Coral (Hexagonaria (Rugose coral) / Rugosa) — fossil

Fossil Coral

Hexagonaria (Rugose coral) / Rugosa

Mosasaur Tooth (Mosasauridae (likely Prognathodon or Mosasaurus species)) — fossil

Mosasaur Tooth

Mosasauridae (likely Prognathodon or Mosasaurus species)

Mixed beach-stone collection, primarily quartz-rich pebbles and possible fossils (Likely quartz (SiO₂), quartzite, chert, and carbonate rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — sedimentary

Mixed beach-stone collection, primarily quartz-rich pebbles and possible fossils

Likely quartz (SiO₂), quartzite, chert, and carbonate rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image

Stromatolite (Biogenic sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Stromatolite

Biogenic sedimentary rock

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Kambaba Jasper (Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)) — sedimentary

Kambaba Jasper

Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)