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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 (Muddy/Silty Variety) (Arenite with high silt/clay content (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Muddy/Silty Variety)

Arenite with high silt/clay content (clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Fossiliferous Shale (Laminated Mudrock with plant fossils) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Shale

Laminated Mudrock with plant fossils

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

Chert (Flint) with Patina

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone with Algae Growth (Arenite with Chlorophyta/Lichen) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Algae Growth

Arenite with Chlorophyta/Lichen

Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (likely River-tumbled Picture Sandstone) (Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely River-tumbled Picture Sandstone)

Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Limestone (CaCO3 (Mainly Calcite or Aragonite)) — sedimentary

Limestone

CaCO3 (Mainly Calcite or Aragonite)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)

Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Lithic Sandstone) (Arenite / Wacke) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Lithic Sandstone)

Arenite / Wacke

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Limestone (Fossiliferous) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Limestone (Fossiliferous)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Red Marble) (Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Red Marble)

Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)

Limestone (Flagstone) (Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Flagstone)

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

Limestone (Micrite/Chalky variety) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Micrite/Chalky variety)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (often called Jasper or River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Jasper or River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH)

Limestone with Algal/Lichen Colonization (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Algal/Lichen Colonization

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Calcite on Host Rock (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite on Host Rock

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limonite Concretion (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) Pseudomorph) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) Pseudomorph

Banded Jasper with Hematite or Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Banded Jasper with Hematite or Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Slate (Slate (Metamorphosed Siltstone/Mudstone)) — metamorphic

Banded Slate

Slate (Metamorphosed Siltstone/Mudstone)

Quartzite in Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusions) — sedimentary

Quartzite in Conglomerate

Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusions

Carnelian (Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Carnelian

Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Red Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (Iron-oxide stained)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (Iron-oxide stained)

Sandstone Pebbles (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebbles

Arenite

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (mainly SiO2 with varying cements)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (mainly SiO2 with varying cements)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Limestone (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Limestone (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)