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Sedimentary

Browse sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Argillite

Arkose

Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation

Bauxite

Bituminous Coal

Bituminous Coal

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Bog Iron

Breccia

Brecciated Jasper

Brecciated Jasper

Bumblebee Jasper

Bumblebee Jasper

Calcarenite

Chert (Black Chert or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Chert or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz Arenite)

Coquina or Fossilized Shell Fragment (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Biogenic Limestone) — sedimentary

Coquina or Fossilized Shell Fragment

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Biogenic Limestone

Fossilized Pycnodonte Oyster (Pycnodonte (Gryphaeostrea) species; Composition is Calcium Carbonate (Calcite/Aragonite)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Pycnodonte Oyster

Pycnodonte (Gryphaeostrea) species; Composition is Calcium Carbonate (Calcite/Aragonite)

Red Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Gray Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Gray Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint Pebbles) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Pebbles)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Brown Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brown Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (also known as Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (also known as Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Chalcedony (Chert/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chalcedony (Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or volcanic shell) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or volcanic shell

Quartzite with Differential Weathering (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Differential Weathering

Quartzite (SiO2)

Fossil Coral (Favosites) (Favosites sp. (Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa)) — fossil

Fossil Coral (Favosites)

Favosites sp. (Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Amber (Copal) (Fossilized Tree Resin) — mineraloid

Amber (Copal)

Fossilized Tree Resin

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (composed primarily of Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (composed primarily of Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chalcedony (Agate/Chert variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

White Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)

Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Common Opal in Host Rock (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineraloid

Common Opal in Host Rock

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Limonite-pseudomorph after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone) (Goethite and Limonite secondary minerals (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Limonite-pseudomorph after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone)

Goethite and Limonite secondary minerals (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)

Red Quartz (Carnelian/Red Jasper Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Red Quartz (Carnelian/Red Jasper Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

River Stone (Basalt or Siltstone with banding) (Polished Basaltic or Siliciclastic River Cobble) — igneous or sedimentary

River Stone (Basalt or Siltstone with banding)

Polished Basaltic or Siliciclastic River Cobble

igneous or sedimentary

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Clear/Crystalline) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Clear/Crystalline)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Chert Arrowhead (Jasper) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Jasper)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)