Sedimentary Rocks
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Roger Weller, geology instructor ( wellerr@cochise.edu  )

List
last edited:  12/11/07    number of photos:  260
Quick Tour: 12 Common Sedimentary Rocks
 

clastic sedimentary rocks

    breccia  (13)

    conglomerate  (25)                                                                

    sandstone (38)    

    siltstone  (3)

    shale  (26)
chemical sedimentary rocks

    limestone  (42)
    travertine  (18)

    dolomite  (2)

    gypsum  (7)
    anhydrite  (5)

    salt  (8)

    chert  (6)

    flint  (6)

    jasper  (2)  
    oolite  (5)
    diatomaceous earth  (2)
    misc. evaporites  (4)
    taconite  (3)                                                                               

biological sedimentary rocks
    coal  (15)
    amber  (5)   
 

sedimentary structures   (24)
    cross bedding  (7)
    mud cracks  (4)
    ripple marks  (5)
    raindrop imprints  (4)
    liesegang rings  (3)

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