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Sedimentary (Imitation)

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

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Sea Sediment Jasper

Opalite

Turquoise

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Ironstone

Coal

Kambaba Jasper

Limestone

Asphalt Rock

Claystone

Shale with Iron Staining (Fissile Mudrock (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Shale with Iron Staining

Fissile Mudrock (Sedimentary Rock)

Shale (with Iron Staining) (Argillaceous mudstone / Shale) — sedimentary

Shale (with Iron Staining)

Argillaceous mudstone / Shale

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe-oxide cemented)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe-oxide cemented)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)

Shale (Fissile Mudstone) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile Mudstone

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH cement)

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Banded Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentary rock with Liesegang banding) — sedimentary

Banded Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentary rock with Liesegang banding

Weathered sandstone fragment (Quartz-rich sandstone (compositionally uncertain)) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone fragment

Quartz-rich sandstone (compositionally uncertain)

Sedimentary Breccia (Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Breccia

Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Weathered Sandstone or Siltstone (Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Weathered Sandstone or Siltstone

Sedimentary Rock

Breccia (Sedimentary Breccia) — sedimentary

Breccia

Sedimentary Breccia

Sandstone (Sedimentary Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Arenite

Concretion (Sedimentary Concretion) — sedimentary

Concretion

Sedimentary Concretion

Conglomerate (Sedimentary Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Sedimentary Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Sedimentary Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Sedimentary Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Sedimentary Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Sedimentary Conglomerate

Breccia Pebble (Sedimentary Breccia) — sedimentary

Breccia Pebble

Sedimentary Breccia

Sandstone Concretion (Sedimentary concretion) — Sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Sedimentary concretion

Sandstone or Limestone (Sedimentary Rock) — Sedimentary

Sandstone or Limestone

Sedimentary Rock

Blue Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Satin Spar (Selenite) (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (Selenite)

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)

Sandstone Pebble (Sandstone (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sandstone (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

Quartzite Sandstone / Quartz Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with minor mineral impurities)) — sedimentary

Quartzite Sandstone / Quartz Sandstone

Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with minor mineral impurities)

Shale or Mudstone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale or Mudstone

Argillaceous sedimentary rock

Banded sandstone pebble (Quartz-rich sandstone, likely iron-oxide- and organic/mineral-stained; exact variety uncertain) — sedimentary

Banded sandstone pebble

Quartz-rich sandstone, likely iron-oxide- and organic/mineral-stained; exact variety uncertain

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

Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone

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

Shale with Trace Fossils (Fissile mudrock (Shale)) — sedimentary

Shale with Trace Fossils

Fissile mudrock (Shale)

Shale (Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Shale (Shale (Lutite)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Lutite)

Shale (Fissile mudstone (rich in clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile mudstone (rich in clay minerals and quartz)

Shale (Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)

Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone (Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone

Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)

Quartz, Sandstone, and Siltstone specimens (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Clastic Sedimentary Rocks) — mineral and sedimentary

Quartz, Sandstone, and Siltstone specimens

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

mineral and sedimentary

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentary Rock with Invertebrate Fossil Imprint) — fossil

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentary Rock with Invertebrate Fossil Imprint

Sedimentary Breccia (Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Breccia

Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Sedimentary Breccia (Clastic Breccia (CaCO3/SiO2 matrix)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Breccia

Clastic Breccia (CaCO3/SiO2 matrix)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Jasper (Chert / Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Jasper (Chert / Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions