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Sedimentary (Fossilized)

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

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Petrified Wood

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Ironstone

Kambaba Jasper

Amber

Jet

Coal

Limestone

Asphalt Rock

Claystone

Chert (Sedimentary Rock) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Sedimentary Rock)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Arenite) (Clastic sedimentary rock predominantly composed of silicate grains) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Arenite)

Clastic sedimentary rock predominantly composed of silicate grains

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)

Red Jasper (or Agate/Jasper mixture) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Red Jasper (or Agate/Jasper mixture)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities

Chert (Agatized/Chalcedony variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Agatized/Chalcedony variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Yellow Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (specifically Gray/Blue-Gray Chert) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Gray/Blue-Gray Chert)

Chert (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Sandstone (Red Arkose) (Sandstone (Arkose variant, primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red Arkose)

Sandstone (Arkose variant, primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)

Quartzite Conglomerate (Conglomerate (SiO2 rich)) — sedimentary

Quartzite Conglomerate

Conglomerate (SiO2 rich)

Magnetite / Ironstone (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite / Ironstone

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Red Jasper (Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities) — sedimentary

Red Jasper (Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities

Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or igneous host) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or igneous host

Banded Iron Formation (Banded Iron Formation (BIF)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic sandstone ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic sandstone ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Sandstone or Siltstone (Arenite or Siltstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone or Siltstone

Arenite or Siltstone

Sedimentary River Rock (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock (Quartzite or Sandstone pebble)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary River Rock

Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock (Quartzite or Sandstone pebble)

Banded Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone/Mudstone with concretion) (Siltstone with Ferruginous Banding) — sedimentary

Banded Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone/Mudstone with concretion)

Siltstone with Ferruginous Banding

River Stone (Sedimentary Sandstone/Quartzite) (Arenite/Quartzite transition specimen) — sedimentary

River Stone (Sedimentary Sandstone/Quartzite)

Arenite/Quartzite transition specimen

Weathered Sedimentary Rock with Liesegang Rings (Sandstone or Siltstone with Iron Oxide Banding) — sedimentary

Weathered Sedimentary Rock with Liesegang Rings

Sandstone or Siltstone with Iron Oxide Banding

Banded Sedimentary Rock (Stratified Siliciclastic / Arenite or Siltstone with Mineral Bands) — sedimentary

Banded Sedimentary Rock

Stratified Siliciclastic / Arenite or Siltstone with Mineral Bands

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Chalk (Sedimentary Limestone) (Calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk (Sedimentary Limestone)

Calcite (CaCO3)

Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone) (Iron Oxide Concretion (Goethite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)

Iron Oxide Concretion (Goethite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe-rich)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe-rich)

Chert (Beach Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Beach Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert with Limestone (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix) — sedimentary

Chert with Limestone

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix

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

Chert / Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone / CaCO3

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

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod

Phylum Brachiopoda in Sedimentary Matrix (CaCO3)

Jasper with Hematite Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Jasper with Hematite Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)

Limonite (Ironstone Concretion) (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)

Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Chert (Chalcedony-rich sedimentary rock) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony-rich sedimentary rock)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate rock) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate rock

Sandstone with Iron Oxide Coating (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Oxide Coating

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)