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Sedimentary (Fossilized Organic Remain)

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

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Sapropel

Petrified Wood

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Amber

Black Shale

Conglomerate

Jet

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Ironstone

Oil Shale

Kambaba Jasper

Sandstone (Arenite (composed of SiO2, CaCO3, or iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed of SiO2, CaCO3, or iron oxides)

Chert (Jasper/Mudstone variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Mudstone variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely amber or amber-like resin fragment (Amber (fossilized plant resin), commonly succinite; identification uncertain from the image) — gemstone

Likely amber or amber-like resin fragment

Amber (fossilized plant resin), commonly succinite; identification uncertain from the image

Ferruginous Siltstone or Mudstone (Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethitic Sandstone) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Siltstone or Mudstone

Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethitic Sandstone

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)

Ferruginous Sandstone (with ripple marks) (Arenite with Iron-Oxide (Fe2O3) cement) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (with ripple marks)

Arenite with Iron-Oxide (Fe2O3) cement

Sandstone (Arenite (Secondary classification based on grain size)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Secondary classification based on grain size)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Silicified oyster fossil (Fossil oyster shell, commonly Ostrea or Crassostrea, replaced or encrusted by chalcedony/quartz) — fossil

Silicified oyster fossil

Fossil oyster shell, commonly Ostrea or Crassostrea, replaced or encrusted by chalcedony/quartz

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) (Banded Iron Formation (Magnetite/Hematite and Chert)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Banded Iron Formation (Magnetite/Hematite and Chert)

Fossil Sea Urchin / Echinoid (Class Echinoidea) — fossil

Fossil Sea Urchin / Echinoid

Class Echinoidea

Tumbled brown stone, possibly amber or polished agate (Indeterminate from image; possibilities include amber (fossilized plant resin, organic) or chalcedony/quartz (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled brown stone, possibly amber or polished agate

Indeterminate from image; possibilities include amber (fossilized plant resin, organic) or chalcedony/quartz (SiO₂)

Limestone (Flagstone) (Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Flagstone)

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

Ammonite Fossil (Ammonoidea (typically preserved as Calcite or Aragonite)) — sedimentary

Ammonite Fossil

Ammonoidea (typically preserved as Calcite or Aragonite)

Dinosaur Claw (Dromaeosaurid) (Dromaeosaurid ungual (potential Deinonychus or Velociraptorine)) — fossil

Dinosaur Claw (Dromaeosaurid)

Dromaeosaurid ungual (potential Deinonychus or Velociraptorine)

Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Coral) (Hexagonaria percarinata) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Coral)

Hexagonaria percarinata

Amber-bearing Coal/Sedimentary Rock (Bituminous coal or carbonaceous siltstone with Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — sedimentary

Amber-bearing Coal/Sedimentary Rock

Bituminous coal or carbonaceous siltstone with Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

Likely quartzite (Quartzite, composed predominantly of quartz (SiO₂)) — metamorphic

Likely quartzite

Quartzite, composed predominantly of quartz (SiO₂)

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

Sedimentary Strata of the Badlands (Mudstone, Siltstone, and Sandstone) (White River Group (Brule and Chadron Formations)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Strata of the Badlands (Mudstone, Siltstone, and Sandstone)

White River Group (Brule and Chadron Formations)

Crinoidal Limestone (Bioclastic Limestone) — Sedimentary

Crinoidal Limestone

Bioclastic Limestone

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin) — mineral

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Chert Nodules with Iron Staining (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules with Iron Staining

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Mammoth Tooth Fragment (Mammuthus primigenius (fossilized dentin and enamel)) — sedimentary

Mammoth Tooth Fragment

Mammuthus primigenius (fossilized dentin and enamel)

Polished amber (Fossilized tree resin; chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin (succinite when Baltic-type)) — gemstone

Polished amber

Fossilized tree resin; chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin (succinite when Baltic-type)

Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone / Chain Coral) (Scleractinia (Order) / Halysites (Genus for Chain Coral types)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone / Chain Coral)

Scleractinia (Order) / Halysites (Genus for Chain Coral types)

Fossilized Shell Fragment (Bivalvia or Gastropoda (Class) fragment) — fossil

Fossilized Shell Fragment

Bivalvia or Gastropoda (Class) fragment

Mookaite Jasper (Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone (Crinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata) in Calcite Matrix (CaCO3)) — fossil

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone

Crinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata) in Calcite Matrix (CaCO3)

Chert (Jasper/Brown Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Brown Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Trilobite Pygidium (Tail Segment) (Phylum Arthropoda, Class Trilobita (likely order Phacopida)) — sedimentary (fossil)

Trilobite Pygidium (Tail Segment)

Phylum Arthropoda, Class Trilobita (likely order Phacopida)

sedimentary (fossil)

Quartz Conglomerate (Quartz Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Quartz Conglomerate

Quartz Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)