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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

Carnelian (Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Calcite (Optical or Clear Calcite) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite (Optical or Clear Calcite)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Caribbean Calcite (Aragonite and Calcite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Caribbean Calcite

Aragonite and Calcite (CaCO3)

Mixed collection of minerals and rocks (Jasper, Carnelian, Granite, and Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with varying impurities for silicates and igneous aggregates) — igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

Mixed collection of minerals and rocks (Jasper, Carnelian, Granite, and Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with varying impurities for silicates and igneous aggregates

igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

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

Orange Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Yellow Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions

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

Chert / Chalcedony

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Travertine (Tufa limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Tufa limestone (CaCO3)

Chert Nodules (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Howlite (Howlite (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite

Howlite (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Educational Geologic Collection (Mixed Mineral and Rock Collection (Various compositions)) — mineral

Educational Geologic Collection

Mixed Mineral and Rock Collection (Various compositions)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Sandy Ironstone (Ferruginous Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandy Ironstone

Ferruginous Sandstone

Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone (Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3) — sedimentary

Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone

Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3

Granite or Granitic Gneiss (Granitoid / Gneiss) — Igneous / Metamorphic

Granite or Granitic Gneiss

Granitoid / Gneiss

Igneous / Metamorphic

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ferruginous Chert (Silicon dioxide with iron oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Chert

Silicon dioxide with iron oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with varying clasts)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with varying clasts)

Chert (and Agate/Quartz in Geode-like Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Agate/Quartz in Geode-like Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Ferruginous Sandstone

Sandstone (enriched with Iron Oxide)

Veined Limestone (Calcite-veined Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Veined Limestone

Calcite-veined Limestone (CaCO3)

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Pebble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Siltstone (Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with clay minerals)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Siltstone (Siltstone (composed of microscopic quartz and clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (composed of microscopic quartz and clay minerals)

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

Chert (White Chert/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicate Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper (Silicate Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Chert (Red Jasper variant) (Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Red Jasper variant)

Silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (Chalcedony/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Siltstone (Siltstone (primarily composed of SiO2 with various clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (primarily composed of SiO2 with various clay minerals)

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

Chert (Cherty Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)