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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

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod Mold (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix containing Brachiopoda fossil impressions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod Mold

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix containing Brachiopoda fossil impressions

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral (Calcite (CaCO3) containing a Rugosa (Horn Coral) fossil) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral

Calcite (CaCO3) containing a Rugosa (Horn Coral) fossil

Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Brachiopod or Bivalve mold) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Macrofossil Mold) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Brachiopod or Bivalve mold)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Macrofossil Mold

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral (Lithostrotionella (Limestone Matrix - CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral

Lithostrotionella (Limestone Matrix - CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral (Rugosa (order), typically preserved in CaCO3 (Calcite)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral

Rugosa (order), typically preserved in CaCO3 (Calcite)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem (Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem

Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone)

Bioclastic grainstone (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Brachiopods) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Brachiopods)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod shell (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod shell

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Crushed Limestone (Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crushed Limestone

Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Weathered fossiliferous limestone pebble (Calcitic limestone, predominantly CaCO₃ (likely containing fossil or bioclast fragments)) — sedimentary

Weathered fossiliferous limestone pebble

Calcitic limestone, predominantly CaCO₃ (likely containing fossil or bioclast fragments)

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

Fossiliferous Mudstone / River Pebble

Sedimentary rock with trace fossil or inclusion

Chert (Fossiliferous Chert/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Fossiliferous Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert or flint fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely silicified rock) — sedimentary

Chert or flint fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely silicified rock

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded limestone or marble (Calcite-dominated carbonate rock; likely banded marble (CaCO₃)) — metamorphic

Banded limestone or marble

Calcite-dominated carbonate rock; likely banded marble (CaCO₃)

Fossiliferous Chert (Brachiopod/Bryozoan Fossil) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with fossil inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Chert (Brachiopod/Bryozoan Fossil)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with fossil inclusions

Flint / Chert (or fossiliferous nodule) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert (or fossiliferous nodule)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Fossil) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Colonial Coral inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Fossil)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Colonial Coral inclusions

Weathered limestone fragment (Calcite-rich limestone, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Weathered limestone fragment

Calcite-rich limestone, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Weathered limestone or calcitic cave deposit (Calcite (CaCO₃), likely porous limestone/travertine) — sedimentary

Weathered limestone or calcitic cave deposit

Calcite (CaCO₃), likely porous limestone/travertine

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary pebble (Indeterminate lithic fragment; likely quartz arenite (sandstone)) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary pebble

Indeterminate lithic fragment; likely quartz arenite (sandstone)

Weathered limestone (Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Weathered limestone

Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)

Likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary fragment (Quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires testing) — sedimentary

Likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary fragment

Quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires testing

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)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand pebble) (Glauconitic Quartz Sandstone (K(Fe,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand pebble)

Glauconitic Quartz Sandstone (K(Fe,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone (Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)) — sedimentary

Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone

Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)

Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary rock (Likely quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary rock

Likely quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph

Fossil-bearing Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentum cum fossili) — fossil

Fossil-bearing Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentum cum fossili

Limestone with possible fossil inclusions (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with possible fossil inclusions

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Likely tumbled sandstone or limestone (Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly calcarenite/limestone)) — sedimentary

Likely tumbled sandstone or limestone

Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly calcarenite/limestone)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils

Tumbled limestone pebble (Limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Tumbled limestone pebble

Limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)