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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 (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Conglomerate (Clast-supported polymict conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clast-supported polymict conglomerate

Bivalve Fossil (Shell-bearing Sedimentary Rock) (Class Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca) within a Calcarenite/Sandstone matrix) — fossil

Bivalve Fossil (Shell-bearing Sedimentary Rock)

Class Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca) within a Calcarenite/Sandstone matrix

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone) (Septarian Concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)

Septarian Concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Jaspilite (Banded Iron Formation (predominantly Hematite, Magnetite, and Quartz/Jasper)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Jaspilite

Banded Iron Formation (predominantly Hematite, Magnetite, and Quartz/Jasper)

Gastropod Fossil (Internal Mold) (Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda (Steinkern)) — sedimentary

Gastropod Fossil (Internal Mold)

Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda (Steinkern)

Travertine (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood

Starfish Fossil (Asteroidea fossil) — fossil

Starfish Fossil

Asteroidea fossil

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Lithic) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Lithic)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone or Quartzite (Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)) — Sedimentary or Metamorphic

Sandstone or Quartzite

Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)

Sedimentary or Metamorphic

Geode (Quartz nodule / Chalcedony-lined cavity) — sedimentary

Geode

Quartz nodule / Chalcedony-lined cavity

Apatite (Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Apatite

Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Apatite (Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Apatite

Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Rodonite (Rhodonite (MnSiO3)) — mineral

Rodonite

Rhodonite (MnSiO3)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Galena (Lead sulfide (PbS)) — mineral

Galena

Lead sulfide (PbS)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 composition primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 composition primarily)

Shiva Lingam (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasperiod Siltstone)) — sedimentary

Shiva Lingam

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasperiod Siltstone)

Quartz Druze on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druze on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mixed pebble collection, including likely flint, quartzite, and fossil material (Varied silicate rocks; visible specimen may include chert (microcrystalline SiO₂), quartzite, and a possible fossil) — sedimentary

Mixed pebble collection, including likely flint, quartzite, and fossil material

Varied silicate rocks; visible specimen may include chert (microcrystalline SiO₂), quartzite, and a possible fossil

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — mineral

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcareous or Siliceous Matrix) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcareous or Siliceous Matrix

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — mineral

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide with Hematite impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), Microcrystalline Quartz

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide cement) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide cement

Fish Fossil in Limestone (Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone) — sedimentary

Fish Fossil in Limestone

Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone

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

Chert / Chalcedony Nodule

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form

River Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

River Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities