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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

Weathered Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentary Rock) — Sedimentary

Weathered Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentary Rock

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Shale fragment (Shale (clay mineral rich sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Shale fragment

Shale (clay mineral rich sedimentary rock)

Banded gneiss (Foliated gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–biotite or amphibole gneiss) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss

Foliated gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–biotite or amphibole gneiss

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

Sandstone (Picture Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite or Arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite or Arkose)

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

Banded Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentary rock with mineral veins/banding

Tumbled jasper (likely picture/brecciated jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides) — mineral

Tumbled jasper (likely picture/brecciated jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides

Generic Pebble / Rock Fragment (Lithic fragment / Weathered rock) — sedimentary

Generic Pebble / Rock Fragment

Lithic fragment / Weathered rock

Brown Sandstone (River Rock) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Brown Sandstone (River Rock)

Arenite

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue Apatite (Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Sedimentary Sandstone (Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Sandstone

Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)

Blue Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Sedimentary Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Ferruginous Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Sandstone with Iron Oxide

Ferruginous Sandstone

Banded Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentary Rock with Quartz/Feldspar Vein) — sedimentary

Banded Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentary Rock with Quartz/Feldspar Vein

Siltstone / Slate (Siltstone / Low-grade Slate) — sedimentary

Siltstone / Slate

Siltstone / Low-grade Slate

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Pyrite (Iron sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron sulfide (FeS2)

Shale (Argillaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale

Argillaceous sedimentary rock

Sedimentary Rock Fragments (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Rock Fragments

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Magnetite (Iron Ore) (Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Iron Ore)

Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)

Shale and Pebble Fragment (Sedimentary Rock (Mudstone/Shale with Silica Pebble)) — sedimentary

Shale and Pebble Fragment

Sedimentary Rock (Mudstone/Shale with Silica Pebble)

Veined Sandstone with Calcite Veins (Sedimentary sandstone with hydrothermal/mineral veins) — sedimentary

Veined Sandstone with Calcite Veins

Sedimentary sandstone with hydrothermal/mineral veins

Limonite Geode (Ironstone Concretion) (Limonite [FeO(OH)·nH2O] with possible Quartz or Calcite interior) — sedimentary

Limonite Geode (Ironstone Concretion)

Limonite [FeO(OH)·nH2O] with possible Quartz or Calcite interior

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Banded gneiss (Foliated gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss

Foliated gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss

Banded gneiss (Quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly biotite-bearing; exact identification requires testing) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss

Quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly biotite-bearing; exact identification requires testing

Banded gneiss (Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss

Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss

Fossiliferous Concretion (Septarian Concretion containing Brachiopods/Crinoids) — fossil

Fossiliferous Concretion

Septarian Concretion containing Brachiopods/Crinoids

Concretion (Sedimentary Concretion) — sedimentary

Concretion

Sedimentary Concretion

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

Orange Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Satin Spar (Selenite)

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)

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

Sandstone with Quartz/Calcite druse

Arenite with druse (SiO2 or CaCO3)

Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble) (Sedimentary rock fragment) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble)

Sedimentary rock fragment

Sandstone pebble (Sandstone (mainly Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone pebble

Sandstone (mainly Quartz, SiO2)

Fossil-bearing Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentum cum fossili) — fossil

Fossil-bearing Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentum cum fossili

Shale (Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (with man-made markings) (Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with man-made markings)

Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite