Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Category
Browse sedimentary (silicified fossiliferous chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Sandstone (Tumbled/River Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Limonite / Ironstone Nodule
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide), FeO(OH)·nH2O
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed of silicate grains)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Polymictic Conglomerate)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Bituminous Coal
Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone (River Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone Pebbles
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 grains)
Glauconite (Sandstone or Shale)
Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Metaconglomerate
Metaconglomerate (Quartzite conglomerate)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Amber-bearing Coal/Sedimentary Rock
Bituminous coal or carbonaceous siltstone with Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Detrital Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone concretion (Ironstone-stained)
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite staining (Silica-based with Iron Oxides)
Coal
Bituminous or Anthracite coal (carbon-rich sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cementation)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Quartz Vein
Arenite with SiO2 intrusion
Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Shale
Fissile mudstone (primarily clay minerals and silt-sized quartz)
Sandstone (likely Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)