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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

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich River Cobble) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich River Cobble)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Banded Jasper and Quartz Pebble (Silicified sedimentary rock / Chalcedony (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Jasper and Quartz Pebble

Silicified sedimentary rock / Chalcedony (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Cobble) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Cobble)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Fossiliferous Mudstone / River Pebble (Sedimentary rock with trace fossil or inclusion) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Mudstone / River Pebble

Sedimentary rock with trace fossil or inclusion

Chert / Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone) (Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)

Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (River Rock) (Arenite (SiO2 based sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Rock)

Arenite (SiO2 based sedimentary rock)

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (primarily CaCO3)

Limestone (River Stone) (Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (River Stone)

Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Banded Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Limestone Pebble (Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Sandstone / Mudstone (Sedimentary Rock (Clastic with Fossiliferous Inclusions)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Sandstone / Mudstone

Sedimentary Rock (Clastic with Fossiliferous Inclusions)

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)

Hag Stone (Perforated Sedimentary Rock / Flint / Limestone) — sedimentary

Hag Stone

Perforated Sedimentary Rock / Flint / Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (quartz arenite)

Limestone Boulder (Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Boulder

Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Limestone (Sedimentary Rock (Primarily Calcite: CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Rock (Primarily Calcite: CaCO3)

Limestone Pebble (Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Pebble / Sandstone / Siltstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone / Siltstone)) — sedimentary

Pebble / Sandstone / Siltstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone / Siltstone)

Limestone with Lichen (Carbonate Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Lichen

Carbonate Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)

Banded Sandstone (River Pebble) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with impurities)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone (River Pebble)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with impurities)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (River Pebble) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Pebble)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz)

Sandstone concretion (Arenite sedimentary rock (concretion/nodule)) — sedimentary

Sandstone concretion

Arenite sedimentary rock (concretion/nodule)

Glacial Erratic (Graywacke/Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Glacial Erratic (Graywacke/Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)

River Cobble (Quartzite or Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

River Cobble (Quartzite or Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Ironstone (Ferruginous sedimentary rock (Fe2O3 + SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Ironstone

Ferruginous sedimentary rock (Fe2O3 + SiO2)

Sandstone with Manganese Oxide Patina (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Manganese Oxide Patina

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite

Sandstone (Cross-bedded Drill Core) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Cross-bedded Drill Core)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Weathered Cobble) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered Cobble)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Conglomerate (River Rock) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate (River Rock)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Oolitic Limestone (Oolite (Sedimentary rock composed of CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Oolitic Limestone

Oolite (Sedimentary rock composed of CaCO3)

Sandstone (Quartzose Pebble) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Pebble)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Siltstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Fossil Inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Siltstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Fossil Inclusions

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Limestone (Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)