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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

Turritella Agate

Turritella Agate

Amber

Petrified Wood

Diatomite

Guano

Conglomerate

Jet

Diatomaceous Earth

Chalk (Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate or CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk

Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate or CaCO3)

Bituminous Coal (Organic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of carbon with sulfur and hydrogen)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal

Organic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of carbon with sulfur and hydrogen)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone) (CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)

CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone) (Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 based with lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)

Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 based with lithic fragments)

Sandstone (Weathered Pebble) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (White Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Coal (Anthracite/Bituminous) (Carbo fossilium (primarily Carbon)) — sedimentary

Coal (Anthracite/Bituminous)

Carbo fossilium (primarily Carbon)

Sandstone (with Manganese staining) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Manganese staining)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Weathered quartz-rich cobble (probable quartzite or silicified rock) (Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph) — metamorphic

Weathered quartz-rich cobble (probable quartzite or silicified rock)

Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph

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

Chert (also known as Flint or Common Chalcedony)

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone Gourd) (Limonite/Goethite Concretion (FeOO(H))) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone Gourd)

Limonite/Goethite Concretion (FeOO(H))

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Calcareous Tufa / Limestone Fragment (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Calcareous Tufa / Limestone Fragment

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fossilized elasmobranch tooth (Apatite/Calcium Phosphate)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Fossilized elasmobranch tooth (Apatite/Calcium Phosphate)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone) (Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)

Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Fossilized cylindrical shell or bone fragment (Indeterminate biogenic carbonate or phosphatic fossil; possible fragment of a tubular shell (e.g., scaphopod) or hollow bone) — fossil

Fossilized cylindrical shell or bone fragment

Indeterminate biogenic carbonate or phosphatic fossil; possible fragment of a tubular shell (e.g., scaphopod) or hollow bone

River Pebble (Quartz/Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

River Pebble (Quartz/Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

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

Limestone

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone with Vitrinite/Coal inclusions (Arenite with Carbonaceous inclusions) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Vitrinite/Coal inclusions

Arenite with Carbonaceous inclusions

River Cobble (Conglomerate context) (Unconsolidated Fluvial Alluvium (comprised of various lithologies like Quartzite, Granite, or Basalt)) — sedimentary

River Cobble (Conglomerate context)

Unconsolidated Fluvial Alluvium (comprised of various lithologies like Quartzite, Granite, or Basalt)

Sandstone (clastic) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily composed of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (clastic)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily composed of SiO2)

Sandstone (with cross-bedding) (Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with cross-bedding)

Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)

Siltstone (Siltstone (composed of microscopic silt-sized particles of quartz and feldspar)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (composed of microscopic silt-sized particles of quartz and feldspar)

Sandstone (Red Sandstone) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red Sandstone)

Arenite

Limestone (Calcite rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcite rock (CaCO3)

Chert (with inclusions) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with inclusions)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ironstone (Limonitic Sandstone) (Ferruginous Sandstone (rich in Limonite: FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone (Limonitic Sandstone)

Ferruginous Sandstone (rich in Limonite: FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Fossilized Crinoid Stem (Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Crinoid Stem

Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite / Dolomite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite / Dolomite (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

Granite (likely biotite granite) (Coarse-grained granitic rock; chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende) — igneous

Granite (likely biotite granite)

Coarse-grained granitic rock; chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende

Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral) (Favosites goldfussi / Order Tabulata) — fossil

Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral)

Favosites goldfussi / Order Tabulata