Fossil Shell in Sedimentary Matrix
Bivalvia (fossil) in Calcium Carbonate Matrix
Category
Browse sedimentary (man made conglomerate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fossil Shell in Sedimentary Matrix
Bivalvia (fossil) in Calcium Carbonate Matrix
Fossilized Gastropod Internal Mold
Gastropoda (Steinkern fossil)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Jasper (Iron-rich Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of Hematite or Goethite
Satin Spar (Gypsum)
Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Chert (specifically Silex or Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Polished banded iron formation (BIF)
Banded iron formation; chiefly hematite/magnetite and microcrystalline quartz (chert), with iron silicates
River Pebble (Siltstone / Fine Sandstone)
Sedimentary Rock (siliciclastic clastic rock)
Iron-stained sandstone or weathered ironstone
Ferruginous sandstone; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or coated by iron oxides such as hematite (Fe₂O₃) and goethite (FeO(OH))
Sandstone or Mudstone with Iron Staining
Ferruginous Sandstone/Mudstone
Hematite Beads
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Gastropod / Coral
Phylum Mollusca / Cnidaria (Silicified or Calcified)
Sandstone
Sedimentary rock composed mainly of quartz sand grains
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Brachiopod Fossil
Phylum Brachiopoda
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fossilized Bivalve Shell
Bivalvia (fossil specimen)
Concretion (Sandstone)
Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing minerals)
Likely weathered metamorphic rock (quartzite or schist)
Quartz-rich foliated metamorphic rock; exact identification requires testing
River Pebble
Polished Rock Fragment
Sandstone (Weathered / Crushed)
Quartz Sandstone
Sandstone (likely Calcareous or Quartz-rich)
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Arenite)
Limestone
Calcitic Limestone (CaCO3)
Limestone (Brecciated)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Gray Limestone Fragment
Limestone (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3 banding)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone with Calcite Veining
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Beach Pebble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)