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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

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide)

Amber-bearing Coal/Sedimentary Rock (Bituminous coal or carbonaceous siltstone with Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — sedimentary

Amber-bearing Coal/Sedimentary Rock

Bituminous coal or carbonaceous siltstone with Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

Limestone with Calcite Veins (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Veins

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (likely Arkosic) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkosic)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite)

Chert (River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3 (with biological inclusions)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

CaCO3 (with biological inclusions)

Fenestella Bryozoan Fossil (Fenestella (class Stenolaemata)) — fossil

Fenestella Bryozoan Fossil

Fenestella (class Stenolaemata)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Crinoid Stem Fossil (Crinoid (Class Crinoidea)) — fossil

Crinoid Stem Fossil

Crinoid (Class Crinoidea)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH))

Siltstone (Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Satin Spar (Selenite) (Calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (Selenite)

Calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Sandstone (Banded) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2, CaCO3, or Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Banded)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2, CaCO3, or Fe2O3 cement)

Fossil Bivalve Shell (Class Bivalvia (e.g., Veneriidae family)) — sedimentary

Fossil Bivalve Shell

Class Bivalvia (e.g., Veneriidae family)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Siderite Concretion (Ironstone (Siderite) Concretion, FeCO3) — sedimentary

Siderite Concretion

Ironstone (Siderite) Concretion, FeCO3

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite in Matrix (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Chert / River Pebble (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / River Pebble

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Greywacke) (Arenite/Greywacke (SiO2 major)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke)

Arenite/Greywacke (SiO2 major)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Greywacke) (Arenite / Greywacke Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke)

Arenite / Greywacke Sandstone

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose type) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose type)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Weathered Cobble)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Amethyst Geode (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide), Formula: SiO2) — mineral

Amethyst Geode

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide), Formula: SiO2

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a sedimentary host) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a sedimentary host

Sandstone (with Arkose characteristics) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Arkose characteristics)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)

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

Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (or Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Limonite/Goethite staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Limonite/Goethite staining)

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

Banded Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)