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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

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Ocher (Iron-rich Silt/Clay) (Goethite-rich Limonite (FeO(OH)qnH2O)) — sedimentary

Yellow Ocher (Iron-rich Silt/Clay)

Goethite-rich Limonite (FeO(OH)qnH2O)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Rounded brown pebble, likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained quartzite (Probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂-dominated); exact identification requires testing) — sedimentary

Rounded brown pebble, likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained quartzite

Probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂-dominated); exact identification requires testing

Banded Jasper (Mookaite / Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Banded Jasper (Mookaite / Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Shale (Mudrock / Fissile Shale) — sedimentary

Shale

Mudrock / Fissile Shale

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Weathered sandstone fragment (Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous sandstone) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone fragment

Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous sandstone

Quartz-veined Sandstone (Quartzite-veined Arenite / SiO2 and quartz sand) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Sandstone

Quartzite-veined Arenite / SiO2 and quartz sand

Ironstone Concretion / Chert Nodules (Iron-rich Sedimentary Concretion (Fe2O3 / SiO2 mix)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion / Chert Nodules

Iron-rich Sedimentary Concretion (Fe2O3 / SiO2 mix)

Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite concretion) (Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethite (FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite concretion)

Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethite (FeO(OH))

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

Shale

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone and Conglomerate pebbles (Sedimentary clastic rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone and Conglomerate pebbles

Sedimentary clastic rock

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Sedimentary Rock)

Fossil Coral (Tabulate Coral (potentially Favosites or Calapoecia)) — fossil

Fossil Coral

Tabulate Coral (potentially Favosites or Calapoecia)

Gastropod Steinkern (Internal Mold Fossil) (Gastropoda (Class); Internal mold or 'Steinkern' composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Sedimentary matrix) — sedimentary

Gastropod Steinkern (Internal Mold Fossil)

Gastropoda (Class); Internal mold or 'Steinkern' composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Sedimentary matrix

Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Agate (SiO2) — mineral

Agate

SiO2

Shale (or Mudstone) (Clay mineral aggregate / Fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale (or Mudstone)

Clay mineral aggregate / Fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock

Chert (Tan/Yellow variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Tan/Yellow variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) cement) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) cement

Weathered sandstone or siltstone (Clastic sedimentary rock, chiefly quartz and feldspar grains cemented by clay, silica, or iron oxides) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone or siltstone

Clastic sedimentary rock, chiefly quartz and feldspar grains cemented by clay, silica, or iron oxides

Jasper (SiO2) — Sedimentary

Jasper

SiO2

Pink sandstone pebble (Quartz-rich sandstone, likely arkosic or ferruginous sandstone) — sedimentary

Pink sandstone pebble

Quartz-rich sandstone, likely arkosic or ferruginous sandstone

Weathered sandstone pebble (Sandstone, likely quartz-rich (arkose or quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone pebble

Sandstone, likely quartz-rich (arkose or quartz arenite)

Weathered gray sandstone or siltstone (Clastic sedimentary rock, likely quartz–feldspar-rich sandstone/siltstone) — sedimentary

Weathered gray sandstone or siltstone

Clastic sedimentary rock, likely quartz–feldspar-rich sandstone/siltstone

Weathered limestone (Calcite-rich carbonate rock (mostly CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Weathered limestone

Calcite-rich carbonate rock (mostly CaCO₃)

Fossilized shell fragment (Indeterminate fossil mollusk; likely a silicified or mineral-replaced bivalve/gastropod fragment) — fossil

Fossilized shell fragment

Indeterminate fossil mollusk; likely a silicified or mineral-replaced bivalve/gastropod fragment

Tiny rounded metallic-looking pebble, possibly pyrite or a metal-rich mineral (Uncertain from image; possible pyrite (FeS₂), chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂), or magnetite (Fe₃O₄)) — mineral

Tiny rounded metallic-looking pebble, possibly pyrite or a metal-rich mineral

Uncertain from image; possible pyrite (FeS₂), chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂), or magnetite (Fe₃O₄)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities) — mineral

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities

Blue Apatite (Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Sandstone (Micaceous) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Micaceous)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Knightia Fossil in Limestone (Knightia eocaena in micritic limestone) — sedimentary

Knightia Fossil in Limestone

Knightia eocaena in micritic limestone

Puddingstone (Gowganda) (Gowganda Formation Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Puddingstone (Gowganda)

Gowganda Formation Conglomerate