Sedimentary rock

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Detrital (clastic) and/or terrigenous sedimentary rocks

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Conglomerates

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  • Conglomerate with pebble-sized clasts and sandy matrix, Early Hesperian (corresp. to Early Archaean), Gale Crater, Mars
    Conglomerate with pebble-sized clasts and sandy matrix, Early Hesperian (corresp. to Early Archaean), Gale Crater, Mars
  • Isolated conglomerate boulder with dark matrix, ? Shawangunk Formation, Silurian, Pennsylvania
    Isolated conglomerate boulder with dark matrix, ? Shawangunk Formation, Silurian, Pennsylvania
  • Graded conglomerate with boulder-sized clasts at base, Permian, Corsica, France
    Graded conglomerate with boulder-sized clasts at base, Permian, Corsica, France
  • Compositionally and texturally very heterogenous conglomerate, Woodton Formation, Permian, New South Wales
    Compositionally and texturally very heterogenous conglomerate, Woodton Formation, Permian, New South Wales
  • Nagelfluh (molasse conglomerate of the North Alpine Foreland Basin), Miocene, S Germany
    Nagelfluh (molasse conglomerate of the North Alpine Foreland Basin), Miocene, S Germany

Sandstones

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  • Cross bedded fine sandstone, Yellowknife Bay Formation, Early Hesperian (corresp. to Early Archaean), Gale Crater, Mars
    Cross bedded fine sandstone, Yellowknife Bay Formation, Early Hesperian (corresp. to Early Archaean), Gale Crater, Mars
  • Jacobsville Sandstone sample, Mesoproterozoic, Michigan
    Jacobsville Sandstone sample, Mesoproterozoic, Michigan
  • Variegated sandstone in artificial cave, Umm Ishrin Formation, Cambrian, Jordan
    Variegated sandstone in artificial cave, Umm Ishrin Formation, Cambrian, Jordan
  • Cross-bedded, bitumen-stained sandstone, Lower Eday Sandstone, Middle Devonian, Orkneys, UK
    Cross-bedded, bitumen-stained sandstone, Lower Eday Sandstone, Middle Devonian, Orkneys, UK
  • Greywacke (matrix-rich, poorly sorted sandstone), Lower Carboniferous, Czech Republic
    Greywacke (matrix-rich, poorly sorted sandstone), Lower Carboniferous, Czech Republic
  • Fine sandstones associated with coal seam, Witten Formation, Upper Carboniferous, W Germany
    Fine sandstones associated with coal seam, Witten Formation, Upper Carboniferous, W Germany
  • Large sandstone slab with ripple marks on bedding plane, Schilfsandstein (Middle Keuper), Upper Triassic, SW Germany
    Large sandstone slab with ripple marks on bedding plane, Schilfsandstein (Middle Keuper), Upper Triassic, SW Germany
  • Massive, cross-bedded dune beds, Forest Sandstone, Jurassic, Zimbabwe
    Massive, cross-bedded dune beds, Forest Sandstone, Jurassic, Zimbabwe
  • Chunks of sandstone (stained by iron-bearing weathering solutions) in talus at Makthesh Katan, Lower Cretaceous, Negev, Israel
    Chunks of sandstone (stained by iron-bearing weathering solutions) in talus at Makthesh Katan, Lower Cretaceous, Negev, Israel
  • Microscopic image of glauconite-bearing sandstone (crossed niccols), Buchak series, Paleogene, Ukraine
    Microscopic image of glauconite-bearing sandstone (crossed niccols), Buchak series, Paleogene, Ukraine

Mudstones, Argillites and Shales

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  • Laminated argillite with microfossils (arrows) in thin section, Appekunny Argillite, Mesoproterozoic, Montana
    Laminated argillite with microfossils (arrows) in thin section, Appekunny Argillite, Mesoproterozoic, Montana
  • Massive mudrock, with dropstone, Konnarock Formation, Neoproterozoic, Virginia
    Massive mudrock, with dropstone, Konnarock Formation, Neoproterozoic, Virginia
  • Kukersite (highly fossiliferous oil shale), Ordovician, Estonia
    Kukersite (highly fossiliferous oil shale), Ordovician, Estonia
  • Sydney Mines Formation, Upper Carboniferous, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
    Sydney Mines Formation, Upper Carboniferous, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
  • Slabs of whitish weathering shale with impressions of reptile skeletons, Whitehill Formation, Lower Permian, Namibia
    Slabs of whitish weathering shale with impressions of reptile skeletons, Whitehill Formation, Lower Permian, Namibia
  • Variegated mudrocks, with erosional features, Moenkopi Formation, Lower Triassic, Capitol Reef, Utah
    Variegated mudrocks, with erosional features, Moenkopi Formation, Lower Triassic, Capitol Reef, Utah
  • Silty mudstone sample with neuropteran insect fossil, Yixiang Formation, Lower Cretaceous, Liaoning
    Silty mudstone sample with neuropteran insect fossil, Yixiang Formation, Lower Cretaceous, Liaoning
  • Close-up of laminated oil shale, Messel Formation, Eocene, Germany
    Close-up of laminated oil shale, Messel Formation, Eocene, Germany
  • Loess (eolian silt) sample, Quaternary, NE France
    Loess (eolian silt) sample, Quaternary, NE France

Chemical and/or aquagenous (including marine-biogenic) sedimentary rocks

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Carbonate rocks (limestone and dolomite)

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  • Dolomitic mudstone, Nuccaleena Formation, Ediacaran, South Australia
    Dolomitic mudstone, Nuccaleena Formation, Ediacaran, South Australia
  • Glacial erratic lime mudstone cobble with orthoceratid fossil, originally from the Ordovician of S Sweden
    Glacial erratic lime mudstone cobble with orthoceratid fossil, originally from the Ordovician of S Sweden
  • Ockerkalk (dark bioturbated lime mudstone; polished slab), Silurian, Germany
    Ockerkalk (dark bioturbated lime mudstone; polished slab), Silurian, Germany
  • Oolithic limestone sample, Salem Limestone, Lower Carboniferous, Indiana
    Oolithic limestone sample, Salem Limestone, Lower Carboniferous, Indiana
  • Coral limestone, Lower Carboniferous, Scotland
    Coral limestone, Lower Carboniferous, Scotland
  • Crinoidal red limestone, Hirlatzkalk, Upper Triassic/Lower Jurassic, Austria
    Crinoidal red limestone, Hirlatzkalk, Upper Triassic/Lower Jurassic, Austria
  • Ammonitico rosso (nodular red lime mudstone), Lower Jurassic, N Italy
    Ammonitico rosso (nodular red lime mudstone), Lower Jurassic, N Italy
  • Brecciated dolostone, Pleš Breccia, Lower Jurassic, Slovakia
    Brecciated dolostone, Pleš Breccia, Lower Jurassic, Slovakia
  • Lime mudstone, Gerofit Formation, Upper Cretaceous, Negev, Israel
    Lime mudstone, Gerofit Formation, Upper Cretaceous, Negev, Israel
  • Soft lime mudstone (chalk), Upper Cretaceous, Denmark
    Soft lime mudstone (chalk), Upper Cretaceous, Denmark
  • Examples of fine-grained limestones from the Upper Creatceous of Spain and Germany in thin section
    Examples of fine-grained limestones from the Upper Creatceous of Spain and Germany in thin section
  • Coquina (cemented coarse shell debris), Anastasia Formation, Quaternary, Florida
    Coquina (cemented coarse shell debris), Anastasia Formation, Quaternary, Florida
  • limestone rocks, Grignetta (Alps)
    limestone rocks, Grignetta (Alps)

Evaporites

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  • Slightly folded rock gypsum, Castile Formation, Upper Permian, New Mexico
    Slightly folded rock gypsum, Castile Formation, Upper Permian, New Mexico
  • Rock anhydrite in thin section (crossed niccols) showing gypsification, Hauptanhydrit, Upper Permian, Germany
    Rock anhydrite in thin section (crossed niccols) showing gypsification, Hauptanhydrit, Upper Permian, Germany
  • Core samples of rock salt, Nong Bok Formation, Upper Cretaceous, Laos
    Core samples of rock salt, Nong Bok Formation, Upper Cretaceous, Laos
  • Small sample of carnallitic rock, Cardona Saline Formation, Eocene, NE Spain
    Small sample of carnallitic rock, Cardona Saline Formation, Eocene, NE Spain

Miscellaneous

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  • Banded iron formation sample, Moories Group (Barberton Greenstone Belt), Mesoarchaean, South Africa
    Banded iron formation sample, Moories Group (Barberton Greenstone Belt), Mesoarchaean, South Africa
  • Sample of massive lydite (‘siliceous shale’), Silurian, Germany
    Sample of massive lydite (‘siliceous shale’), Silurian, Germany
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