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Sedimentary Rock

Browse sedimentary rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Learn about Sedimentary Rock in the encyclopedia

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

Bituminous Coal (Coal (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal

Coal (Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone (with Siltstone/Greywacke variations) (Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Siltstone/Greywacke variations)

Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)

Shale (Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Shale

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

Shale (Shale (clastic sedimentary rock composed of silt and clay-sized particles)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (clastic sedimentary rock composed of silt and clay-sized particles)

Shale (Fissile mudstone (Shale)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile mudstone (Shale)

Shale (Argillite / Shale) — sedimentary

Shale

Argillite / Shale

Conglomerate (Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Shale (Shale (claystone/mudstone)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (claystone/mudstone)

Shale (Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock

River Stones (Basalt and Sedimentary Rock) (Basalt (dark specimen) and Siltstone/Mudstone (reddish specimen)) — igneous and sedimentary

River Stones (Basalt and Sedimentary Rock)

Basalt (dark specimen) and Siltstone/Mudstone (reddish specimen)

igneous and sedimentary

Banded chert or siliceous sedimentary rock (Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide staining and possible carbonate/clay layers) — sedimentary

Banded chert or siliceous sedimentary rock

Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide staining and possible carbonate/clay layers

Bivalve Seashell Fossil (Class Bivalvia) — fossil

Bivalve Seashell Fossil

Class Bivalvia

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary Rock

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)

Sedimentary Rock

Shale (Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)

Shale (Shale (Lutite)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Lutite)

Shale (Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)

Shale (Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)

Chalk (CaCO3 (primarily Calcium Carbonate), biogenic sedimentary rock) — Sedimentary

Chalk

CaCO3 (primarily Calcium Carbonate), biogenic sedimentary rock

Shale (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)

Banded chert or silicified sedimentary rock (Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral bands) — sedimentary

Banded chert or silicified sedimentary rock

Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral bands

Banded Chert (Chert (a microcrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2 with minor impurities)) — Sedimentary

Banded Chert

Chert (a microcrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2 with minor impurities)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)

Mudstone (Argillite / Siliciclastic sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Mudstone

Argillite / Siliciclastic sedimentary rock

Shale (Sedimentary pelitic rock) — sedimentary

Shale

Sedimentary pelitic rock

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Siltstone (Siltstone (Detrital Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (Detrital Sedimentary Rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Quartzite Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Quartzite Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Siltstone (Siltstone (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Shale (Shale (Argillaceous sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Argillaceous sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)