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Sedimentary (Or Mineraloid)

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

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Shungite

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Ironstone

Coal

Kambaba Jasper

Limestone

Asphalt Rock

Claystone

Mudstone

Sapropel

Sandstone (Arenite) — Sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

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

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Sedimentary Outcrop (Sandstone/Shale) (Sedimentary bedrock formation (variable composition)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Outcrop (Sandstone/Shale)

Sedimentary bedrock formation (variable composition)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded Sandstone (Zebra Stone) (Arenite with Iron Oxide Banding (Liesegang rings)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone (Zebra Stone)

Arenite with Iron Oxide Banding (Liesegang rings)

Sandstone with Ironstone Concretion (Arenite with Hematite/Goethite nodules (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Ironstone Concretion

Arenite with Hematite/Goethite nodules (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))

Chert / Flint Arrowheads (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint Arrowheads

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Mixed Tumbled Gemstones (Agate, Aventurine, Pyrite, etc.) (Multiple (principally Silicon Dioxide SiO2 and Iron Disulfide FeS2)) — mineral

Mixed Tumbled Gemstones (Agate, Aventurine, Pyrite, etc.)

Multiple (principally Silicon Dioxide SiO2 and Iron Disulfide FeS2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed mainly of quartz sand) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary rock composed mainly of quartz sand

Fossiliferous Sandstone / Fossil Fragment (Fossiliferous Sedimentary Matrix with Indeterminate Fossil Material) — fossil

Fossiliferous Sandstone / Fossil Fragment

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Matrix with Indeterminate Fossil Material

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

Limonite Concretion

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

Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Weathered iron-rich sandstone or ferruginous siltstone (Clastic sedimentary rock, likely quartz-rich sandstone cemented by iron oxides (Fe₂O₃/Fe₃O₄)) — sedimentary

Weathered iron-rich sandstone or ferruginous siltstone

Clastic sedimentary rock, likely quartz-rich sandstone cemented by iron oxides (Fe₂O₃/Fe₃O₄)

Quartz-veined Sandstone Pebble (Quartzose Sandstone with Quartz Veinlets) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Sandstone Pebble

Quartzose Sandstone with Quartz Veinlets

Banded Sandstone (River Pebble) (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone (River Pebble)

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone with Quartz/Calcite druse (Arenite with druse (SiO2 or CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Quartz/Calcite druse

Arenite with druse (SiO2 or CaCO3)

Shale (Fissile mudrock (composed of clay-sized particles and detrital grains)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile mudrock (composed of clay-sized particles and detrital grains)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Shale (Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)

Shale (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sedimentary Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Ferruginous Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Sandstone with Iron Oxide

Ferruginous Sandstone

Brachiopod Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix (Phylum Brachiopoda in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix) — fossil

Brachiopod Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix

Phylum Brachiopoda in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix

Weathered sandstone or arkosic sandstone (Clastic sandstone, likely quartz–feldspar-rich (arkose)) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone or arkosic sandstone

Clastic sandstone, likely quartz–feldspar-rich (arkose)

Flesh-toned Siltstone (Siltstone (composed of microscopic Quartz and Feldspar grains)) — sedimentary

Flesh-toned Siltstone

Siltstone (composed of microscopic Quartz and Feldspar grains)

Shale or Siltstone (Fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale or Siltstone

Fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock

Sandstone Pebble (Sandstone (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sandstone (primarily SiO2)

Shale with Siltstone layering (Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Mudstone/Shale)) — sedimentary

Shale with Siltstone layering

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Mudstone/Shale)

Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (lithic) (Lithic Wacke / Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic)

Lithic Wacke / Arenite

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentary rock with mineral veins/banding) — sedimentary

Banded Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentary rock with mineral veins/banding

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Halite (Rock Salt) (Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)) — mineral

Halite (Rock Salt)

Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)

Celestine (Celestite) (Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestine (Celestite)

Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)

Shale (Sedimentary pelitic rock) — sedimentary

Shale

Sedimentary pelitic rock

Weathered sandstone fragment (Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous sandstone) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone fragment

Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous sandstone

Quartz-veined Sandstone (Quartzite-veined Arenite / SiO2 and quartz sand) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Sandstone

Quartzite-veined Arenite / SiO2 and quartz sand

Ironstone Concretion / Chert Nodules (Iron-rich Sedimentary Concretion (Fe2O3 / SiO2 mix)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion / Chert Nodules

Iron-rich Sedimentary Concretion (Fe2O3 / SiO2 mix)

Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite concretion) (Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethite (FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite concretion)

Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethite (FeO(OH))