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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 (Quartzose) (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Shale with Plant Fossils / Carbonaceous Shale (Laminated Mudrock (Siliciclastic)) — sedimentary

Shale with Plant Fossils / Carbonaceous Shale

Laminated Mudrock (Siliciclastic)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Banded)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose Pebble)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (CaCO3 (principally composed of Calcite)) — sedimentary

Limestone

CaCO3 (principally composed of Calcite)

Sandstone (River Cobble) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Cobble)

Arenite

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

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

Sandstone (Micaceous)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cementing agents)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cementing agents)

Shale (Mudstone/Shale) — sedimentary

Shale

Mudstone/Shale

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone with Bedding Planes (Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed primarily of sand-sized minerals)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Bedding Planes

Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed primarily of sand-sized minerals)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Glauconitic Siltstone / Mudstone (Glauconitic Pelite) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Siltstone / Mudstone

Glauconitic Pelite

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

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Chert (and/or Flint) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and/or Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Shale (Shale (clay-sized silicate minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (clay-sized silicate minerals)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (with differential weathering) (Arenite / Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with differential weathering)

Arenite / Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Sandstone (specifically an Iron-Concretion) (Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) cementation) — sedimentary

Sandstone (specifically an Iron-Concretion)

Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) cementation

Mookaite Jasper (Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)

Limestone with Weathering Rind (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic or Micritic Limestone) — sedimentary

Limestone with Weathering Rind

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic or Micritic Limestone

Limonite (Ironstone Concretion) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral/sedimentary

Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

mineral/sedimentary

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

Chert (Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Bentonite Clay (Al2O3·4SiO2·H2O (Hydrous aluminum silicate)) — sedimentary

Bentonite Clay

Al2O3·4SiO2·H2O (Hydrous aluminum silicate)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate

Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Red Veined Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Veined Jasper

Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2)

Jasper (specifically Yellow or Brown Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (specifically Yellow or Brown Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Ironstone Concretion (Boxwork) (Siderite-Limonite Concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Boxwork)

Siderite-Limonite Concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Septarian Nodule (Pebble) (Septarian concretion (composition: CaCO3, calcite, aragonite, and clay/mudstone)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Pebble)

Septarian concretion (composition: CaCO3, calcite, aragonite, and clay/mudstone)