Sedimentary Rocks and Associated Minerals Home Page

Click on the underlined links in the tables below to view an example of that rock or mineral.

Sedimentary Rocks

anthracite coal coquina lignite quartz sandstone
arkose coraline limestone micrite rock gypsum
bituminous coal coraline limestone micrite rock gypsum
breccia fossiliferous limestone mudstone rock salt
breccia fossiliferous limestone oolitic limestone shale
chert fossiliferous limestone peat shale
chert fossiliferous sandstone peat silicified wood
claystone graywacke pebbly sandstone siltstone
conglomerate graywacke quartz sandstone siltstone
conglomerate lignite

Minerals commonly associated with sedimentary rocks

alkalai feldspar clay halite quartz
calcite dolomite plagioclase feldspar

This Web document was created in 2002 by Vince Cronin.

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