Rock Identifier

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Sedimentary (Fossil)

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

Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment) (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)

Sedimentary Rock

Chert (or Flint) (Chert (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Sio2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Flint)

Chert (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Sio2)

River Rock (Sedimentary Rock (various compositions)) — sedimentary

River Rock

Sedimentary Rock (various compositions)

Crushed Limestone (Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crushed Limestone

Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone-based Concrete Fragment (Cementitious Composite with Sedimentary Aggregate) — sedimentary (man-made/anthropogenic)

Sandstone-based Concrete Fragment

Cementitious Composite with Sedimentary Aggregate

sedimentary (man-made/anthropogenic)

Breccia (Breccia - Clastic sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Breccia

Breccia - Clastic sedimentary rock

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)

Chert Nodule (with Flint core) (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule (with Flint core)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Detrital sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Detrital sedimentary rock)

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Limestone (Calcareous Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Oolitic Limestone (Oolite (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary

Oolitic Limestone

Oolite (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate)

Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Detrital sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Detrital sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Travertine (Tufa) (Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Oolitic Limestone (Oolite (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary

Oolitic Limestone

Oolite (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate)

Collection of Minerals and Ores (Various (e.g., Uraninite (U3O8), Carbon (C), Native Gold (Au), Hematite (Fe2O3), Galena (PbS), etc.)) — mineral

Collection of Minerals and Ores

Various (e.g., Uraninite (U3O8), Carbon (C), Native Gold (Au), Hematite (Fe2O3), Galena (PbS), etc.)

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

Yellow Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite

Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Chert (Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Celestite (Celestine) (Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)) — mineral

Blue Celestite (Celestine)

Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)

Quartz Crystal Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Satin Spar (often sold as Selenite) (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (often sold as Selenite)

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

Garnet (specifically Almandine) (Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — metamorphic

Garnet (specifically Almandine)

Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur). (Galena (PbS)) — mineral

Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur).

Galena (PbS)

Satin Spar (Gypsum) (Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (Gypsum)

Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite (Calcium aluminum hydroxy silicate with Corundum) Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) — metamorphic

Zoisite with Ruby

Anyolite (Calcium aluminum hydroxy silicate with Corundum) Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)