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Sedimentary Rock

Browse sedimentary rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Asphalt Rock

Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Rock Salt

Conglomerate

Coal

Limestone

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Claystone

Mudstone

Ironstone

Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock (Psephite)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic sedimentary rock (Psephite)

Sandstone (Pebble) (Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble)

Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Limestone (Sedimentary Rock (Primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Rock (Primarily CaCO3)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone (Water-worn pebble) (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Water-worn pebble)

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

River Pebbles / Mudstone (Sedimentary Rock / Silty Claystone) — sedimentary

River Pebbles / Mudstone

Sedimentary Rock / Silty Claystone

Riverstone (Sandstone or Quartzite) (Sedimentary Rock (likely Arenite)) — sedimentary

Riverstone (Sandstone or Quartzite)

Sedimentary Rock (likely Arenite)

Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble) (Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble)

Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)

Sedimentary Rock

Fossil Assortment and Geological Specimens (Various (including Ammonoidea)) — fossil

Fossil Assortment and Geological Specimens

Various (including Ammonoidea)

Seashell Fossil (Invertebrate Bivalve / Gastropod Fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — fossil

Seashell Fossil

Invertebrate Bivalve / Gastropod Fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Iron-rich rock or Concretion (Ironstone or Limonite concretion) — sedimentary

Iron-rich rock or Concretion

Ironstone or Limonite concretion

Sandstone Pebble (Quartz Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Quartz Sandstone

Limonite (Ochreous Sandstone) (Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)qnH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite (Ochreous Sandstone)

Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)qnH2O)

Brachiopod Fossil in Matrix (Phylum Brachiopoda) — fossil

Brachiopod Fossil in Matrix

Phylum Brachiopoda

Seashell Fossil (Mollusca (Bivalvia)) — fossil

Seashell Fossil

Mollusca (Bivalvia)

Fossilized Coral (Cnidaria (Hexacorallia)) — fossil

Fossilized Coral

Cnidaria (Hexacorallia)

Sandstone pebble (Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone pebble

Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite)

Fossil Shell (Phylum Mollusca (Gastropod fossil)) — fossil

Fossil Shell

Phylum Mollusca (Gastropod fossil)

Fossilized Rugose Coral in Limestone (Order Rugosa in Sedimentary Matrix (CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossilized Rugose Coral in Limestone

Order Rugosa in Sedimentary Matrix (CaCO3)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Crinoid Stem Fossil (Class Crinoidea (Sea Lilies)) — sedimentary

Crinoid Stem Fossil

Class Crinoidea (Sea Lilies)

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Concretion in Shale (Siltstone/Shale with Siderite or Calcareous concretions) — sedimentary

Concretion in Shale

Siltstone/Shale with Siderite or Calcareous concretions

Fossilized Brachiopod or Gastropod in Chert/Limestone (Phylum Brachiopoda / Mollusca) — fossil

Fossilized Brachiopod or Gastropod in Chert/Limestone

Phylum Brachiopoda / Mollusca

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

Brachiopod Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix

Phylum Brachiopoda in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix

Chert (or potentially Jasper/Chalcedony) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Chert (or potentially Jasper/Chalcedony)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Red Sandstone Pebble (Quartzose Sandstone) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone Pebble

Quartzose Sandstone

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (SiO2 dominated with iron oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (SiO2 dominated with iron oxide)

Gastropod Fossil (Class Gastropoda (fossilized)) — fossil

Gastropod Fossil

Class Gastropoda (fossilized)

Fossilized Bone Fragment (Vertebrate Fossil) — fossil

Fossilized Bone Fragment

Vertebrate Fossil

Seashell Fragment (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite) — mineral

Seashell Fragment

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite

Travertine (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Shale fragment

Shale (clay mineral rich sedimentary rock)

Shale / Mudstone (Sedimentary rock (Claystone / Mudstone / Shale)) — sedimentary

Shale / Mudstone

Sedimentary rock (Claystone / Mudstone / Shale)