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Sedimentary (Fossiliferous)

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

Chert (and Limestone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Limestone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mookaite Jasper (Radiolarite (Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Radiolarite (Silica, SiO2)

Limestone (Calcareous Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod (Phylum Brachiopoda in calcitic matrix) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod

Phylum Brachiopoda in calcitic matrix

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

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)

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 Limestone with Brachiopods (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossilized Brachiopoda sp. (likely Order Spiriferida or Rhynchonellida)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopods

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossilized Brachiopoda sp. (likely Order Spiriferida or Rhynchonellida)

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

Crushed Limestone

Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Chertified Limestone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) often replaced by Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Chertified Limestone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) often replaced by Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

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)

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

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone

Crinoid (Class Crinoidea) in Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous) (Arenite / Sedimentum arenaceum) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)

Arenite / Sedimentum arenaceum

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral (Calcite (CaCO3) matrix containing Rugosa (order of extinct solitary and colonial corals)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral

Calcite (CaCO3) matrix containing Rugosa (order of extinct solitary and colonial corals)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone (Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone

Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone) (Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)) — sedimentary

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)

Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)

Chert (Nodular or Fossiliferous) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular or Fossiliferous)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Stromatolite (Fossiliferous Limestone)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone

Coquina (composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)

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

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Crinoids) (CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Crinoids)

CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Calligraphy Stone

Mariam Jasper (Fossiliferous Limestone with Hematite and Iron)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal) (Calcite-bearing bioclastic packstone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal)

Calcite-bearing bioclastic packstone (CaCO3)

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal) (Crinoid Limestone (CaCO3 with fossil biological remains)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal)

Crinoid Limestone (CaCO3 with fossil biological remains)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Limestone containing bioclasts) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Limestone containing bioclasts

Fossiliferous Shale Matrix (Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Brachiopod or Mollusk shell fragments) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Shale Matrix

Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Brachiopod or Mollusk shell fragments

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)

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

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)

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)