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Sedimentary (Fossiliferous)

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Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone

Shelly Limestone

Shelly Limestone

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Ironstone

Coal

Kambaba Jasper

Limestone

Asphalt Rock

Claystone

Mudstone

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone) (Biogenic Limestone (mostly CaCO3 / Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)

Biogenic Limestone (mostly CaCO3 / Calcium Carbonate)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal) (Bioclastic Limestone (predominantly CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal)

Bioclastic Limestone (predominantly CaCO3)

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcite-rich Bioclastic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcite-rich Bioclastic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) with Phylum Brachiopoda fossil) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) with Phylum Brachiopoda fossil

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Brachiopod in Shale (Brachiopoda (Phylum) preserved in Carbonaceous Shale) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Brachiopod in Shale

Brachiopoda (Phylum) preserved in Carbonaceous Shale

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod (Phylum Brachiopoda in Sedimentary Matrix (CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod

Phylum Brachiopoda in Sedimentary Matrix (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Black / Carbonized) (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony replacing Organic Matter)) — fossil

Petrified Wood (Black / Carbonized)

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony replacing Organic Matter)

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone (Crinoid (Class Crinoidea) in Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone

Crinoid (Class Crinoidea) in Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

Weathered sandstone (Quartz-rich clastic sandstone, likely iron-oxide-stained) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone

Quartz-rich clastic sandstone, likely iron-oxide-stained

Banded chert or siliceous mudstone (Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; possibly ferruginous shale) — sedimentary

Banded chert or siliceous mudstone

Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; possibly ferruginous shale

Chalk (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with trace Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with trace Fe2O3)

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

Grey Limestone Pebble

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Limestone (Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcite / CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcite / CaCO3)

Oolitic Limestone / Fossiliferous Chert (Oolitic Limestone (CaCO3) / Silicified Limestone) — sedimentary

Oolitic Limestone / Fossiliferous Chert

Oolitic Limestone (CaCO3) / Silicified Limestone

Fossiliferous Rock (Invertebrate Fossil in Matrix) (Fossiliferous limestone or shaly matrix containing skeletal fossil remains) — fossil

Fossiliferous Rock (Invertebrate Fossil in Matrix)

Fossiliferous limestone or shaly matrix containing skeletal fossil remains

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

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Red Jasper with Fossils (Silicified Fossiliferous Jasper (Chert variant, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper with Fossils

Silicified Fossiliferous Jasper (Chert variant, SiO2)

Calligraphy Stone (Mariam Jasper (Fossiliferous Limestone with Hematite and Iron)) — sedimentary

Calligraphy Stone

Mariam Jasper (Fossiliferous Limestone with Hematite and Iron)

Limestone (River Pebble / Fossiliferous Limestone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (River Pebble / Fossiliferous Limestone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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)

Fossilized Knightia Fish (Knightia eocaena (set in fossiliferous Micritic Limestone)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Knightia Fish

Knightia eocaena (set in fossiliferous Micritic Limestone)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone) (Calcium Carbonate with Crinoid Stem Fossils (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone)

Calcium Carbonate with Crinoid Stem Fossils (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem fragment (Calcite (CaCO3) containing Crinoidea fossils) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem fragment

Calcite (CaCO3) containing Crinoidea fossils

Fossiliferous Chert (with Brachiopod or Mollusk fragments) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Chert (with Brachiopod or Mollusk fragments)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions

Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous Limestone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous Limestone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Coquina Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone) (Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone)

Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid stems (Calcite-rich Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid stems

Calcite-rich Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) featuring Rugosa (extinct order of solitary and colony corals)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) featuring Rugosa (extinct order of solitary and colony corals)

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Coralline Inclusions) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Coralline Inclusions)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid stems (Limestone (CaCO3) containing Crinoidea fossils) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid stems

Limestone (CaCO3) containing Crinoidea fossils

Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous or Crinoidal Limestone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Calcite Rock) — sedimentary

Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous or Crinoidal Limestone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Calcite Rock

Fossiliferous Shale (with Vertebrate Bones) (Laminated Mudstone containing Fossilized Bone (Apatite)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Shale (with Vertebrate Bones)

Laminated Mudstone containing Fossilized Bone (Apatite)

Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous Limestone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous Limestone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Chert with Brachiopod Impression (Chert (SiO2) containing Brachiopoda fossil remains) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Chert with Brachiopod Impression

Chert (SiO2) containing Brachiopoda fossil remains

Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem Impression (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix with Crinoidea fossil) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem Impression

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix with Crinoidea fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoid stem fossils) (Sedimentary Limestone with Crinoidea ossicles) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoid stem fossils)

Sedimentary Limestone with Crinoidea ossicles

Weathered sandstone or iron-stained limestone fragment (Likely quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂) or calcitic limestone (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone or iron-stained limestone fragment

Likely quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂) or calcitic limestone (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing