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Sedimentary Mineral

Browse sedimentary mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Coal

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Glauconite

Breccia

Hutcheonite

Halite

Ironstone

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Shale or Mudstone River Pebble (Argillaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale or Mudstone River Pebble

Argillaceous sedimentary rock

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

Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone

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

Red Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Sandstone (River Cobble / Pebble) (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone / Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Cobble / Pebble)

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone / Arenite)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)

Limonite (FeO(OH)•nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)•nH2O

Hematite (Botryoidal / Kidney Ore) (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite (Botryoidal / Kidney Ore)

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

Botryoidal Goethite (Goethite (α-Fe3+O(OH))) — mineral

Botryoidal Goethite

Goethite (α-Fe3+O(OH))

Limonite (Iron Ore) (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

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

White Howlite (likely) (Howlite, Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅) — mineral

White Howlite (likely)

Howlite, Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — Mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock

Sandstone / Quartzite (Sedimentary quartz arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone / Quartzite

Sedimentary quartz arenite

Shale (Argillaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale

Argillaceous sedimentary rock

Ironstone concretion (Iron-oxide-cemented sedimentary concretion, commonly hematite/goethite with quartz or clay) — sedimentary

Ironstone concretion

Iron-oxide-cemented sedimentary concretion, commonly hematite/goethite with quartz or clay

Tiny rounded metallic-looking pebble, possibly pyrite or a metal-rich mineral (Uncertain from image; possible pyrite (FeS₂), chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂), or magnetite (Fe₃O₄)) — mineral

Tiny rounded metallic-looking pebble, possibly pyrite or a metal-rich mineral

Uncertain from image; possible pyrite (FeS₂), chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂), or magnetite (Fe₃O₄)

Weathered rock pebble, possibly quartz-rich sandstone (Uncertain from the image; likely quartz-bearing sandstone with iron-oxide staining) — sedimentary

Weathered rock pebble, possibly quartz-rich sandstone

Uncertain from the image; likely quartz-bearing sandstone with iron-oxide staining

Banded sandstone pebble (Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing) — sedimentary

Banded sandstone pebble

Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing

Sandstone (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)) — Rock

Sandstone

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone with Quartz Vein (Arenite with Quartz (SiO2) protrusion) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Quartz Vein

Arenite with Quartz (SiO2) protrusion

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone Pebble (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)

Sandstone with Quartz Vein (Arenite with SiO2 intrusion) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Quartz Vein

Arenite with SiO2 intrusion

Quartz Mineral (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Mineral

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Shale (with Iron Oxide staining) (Fissile Mudstone (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale (with Iron Oxide staining)

Fissile Mudstone (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals)

Pyrite (Fools Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fools Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Geode (Unopened) (Quartz/Chalcedony concretion) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

Quartz/Chalcedony concretion

Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Snow) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Snow)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Pyrite in Matrix

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Satin Spar Selenite (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar Selenite

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

Pink Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite Dyed) (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Pink Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite Dyed)

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

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

Satin Spar (Gypsum)

Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Howlite (Howlite (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite

Howlite (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Jasper or Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Jasper or Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil bone, possibly a large mammal long-bone fragment (Fossilized cortical bone; taxon indeterminate from the photograph) — fossil

Fossil bone, possibly a large mammal long-bone fragment

Fossilized cortical bone; taxon indeterminate from the photograph