Sedimentary Rock Collection

Gale Crater landscape, Mars C014 / 4934
Gale Crater landscape, as imaged by NASAs Curiosity rover on Mars. This rover, part of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, landed here on 6 August 2012. The view looks south-south-west

Calymene blumenbachii brongniart, trilobite
This trilobite originates from the 425 million year old Devonian Wenlock Limestone, Dudley, Worcestershire

Plate 4, fig 2 Puddingstone - from Mineralienbuch
An illustration of a polished section of puddingstone. Puddingstone is a conglomerate sedimentary rock. Plate 4, fig 2 from Mineralienbuch by F. A. Schmidt, Stuttgart 1855

Lyme Regis
The Lower Jurassic cliffs incorporating Lower Lias and Charmouth Mudstone rocks, Charmouth, Dorset, UK

Oolitic limestone, with fossils. Limestone mainly consists of calcium carbonate. Ooliths, or ooids, are spherical grains of carbonate composed of concentric layers

Spider rock, Arizona, USA
Spider Rock (lower centre left). This eroded sandstone spire is located in Canyon de Chelley National Monument, Arizona, USA

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Rocking-Stone at Brimham Rocks near Pately Bridge in Yorkshire. This shows wind erosion of horizontally-bedded sedimentary rock

Gale Crater landscape, Mars C014 / 4935
Gale Crater landscape, as imaged by NASAs Curiosity rover on Mars. This rover, part of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, landed here on 6 August 2012. The view looks south-south-west

Famous Natural bridge on sunny day, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Tree growing on a rock, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Detail of hoodoos and trees, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Bryce Canyon amphitheater at sunrise, Inspiration Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Mica schist is a rock resulting from the metamorphism of shale. Specimen originates from Grantown-on-Spey, Murrayshire

Detail of hoodoos, Inspiration Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Bryce Canyon amphitheater at sunset, Inspiration Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Bryce Canyon amphitheater at sunset, Bryce Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Bryce Canyon amphitheater at sunrise, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Thor's Hammer taken from Navajo Loop Trail at sunrise, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Detail of hoodoos, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Hoodoos in Bryce Canyon, Sunrise Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Hoodoos near Sunset Point taken from Navajo Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Tourists hiking Navajo Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Thor's Hammer rock formation taken from Navajo Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Hikers walking on a trail among hoodoos on Queens Garden Trail inside Bryce Canyon, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Bryce Canyon amphitheater, Bryce Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Scenic view of rock formations from Queens Garden Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Popular rock formation (hoodoo) named Thors Hammer taken from Navajo Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Hoodoos in Bryce Canyon amphitheater after sunrise, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Bryce Canyon amphitheater, Inspiration Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Moon rising over Bryce canyon amphitheater, Bryce Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Forest in Bryce canyon surrounded by hoodoos, Bryce Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Panoramic view of White Stupa. Ulziit, Middle Gobi province, Mongolia

White Stupa in the morning light. Ulziit, Middle Gobi province, Mongolia

The sun is rising at White Stupa. Ulziit, Middle Gobi province, Mongolia

Orocopia Mountains, California

Bryce Canyon. Creator: Tom Artin
Bryce Canyon

Iconic rock formation, Arcos Naturais, Praia da Marinha, Algarve, Portugal
Iconic rock formation, Arcos Naturais, Heart of the Algarve, and the turquoise water of the Atlantic Ocean at Praia da Marinha along the Atlantic coast in Caramujeira, part of the Lagoa Municipality

Fountain, Europe, Mid to late 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Fountain, Europe, Mid to late 18th century

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Ireland, County Clare, The Burren, A single weathered rock sits on typical limestone landscape

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Ireland, County Clare, The Burren, Two donkeys taking it easy amidst typical rocky terrain with dry stone wall and Atlantic Ocean behind

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Ireland, County Clare, The Burren, Donkey grazing amidst typical rocky terrain with dry stone wall behind

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Ireland, County Clare, The Burren, General view of the rocky limestone landscape at Black Head

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France, Brittany, Les Tas de Pois, Pile of Peas, islets off the Pointe de Pen-Hir on the Presqu ile de Crozon

Micraster coranguinum (Leske), shepherds crown echinoid
Shepherds crown echinoid (Micraster coranguinum Leske) preserved in flint. Specimen from the Cretaceous Upper Chalk, England

Crystalline limestone, collected in the Himalayas, India by Dr Benza c.1837. NHM specimen number: BM 967

Flint handaxe incorporating fossil echinoid
Cast of handaxe from Middle Gravels of Swanscombe, Kent. Loaned by Merseyside Museums; NHM E6870

Rhyniognatha hirsti
A pair of jaws (mandibles) preserved in a fragment of Rhynie Chert and mounted on a glass microscope slide. This is the worlds oldest fossil insect part

Stigmaria ficoides, fossil root
This root is preserved in tough Carboniferous sandstone. Stigmaria is the name given to roots of the giant lycopod (prehistoric spore-bearing plant) Lepidodendron

The Moeraki Boulders are large and spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach

The sun rises over Badlands National Park in South Dakota, USA
The sun rises over Badlands National Park; South Dakota, United States of America

Looking down on Lees Ferry, the beginning of the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
Looking on Lees Ferry and the canyon walls on the Colorado River, the beginning of the Grand Canyon; Lees Ferry, Coconino County, Arizona, United States of America

Wyoming Badlands east of Dubois at Sunset, Wyoming, United States of America
Golden sunset over the vast rock formations in the Wyoming Badlands, East of Dubois; Wyoming, United States of America

Sunset over rugged rocks at Praia Baleal, Peniche, Oeste, Portugal
Pink glowing sunset sky over the Atlantic Ocean and the rugged rocks lining the coastline at Praia Baleal; Peniche, Oeste, Portugal

Storm clouds and desert landscape in Sedona, Arizona, USA
Gathering storm clouds and dramatic light on red rock mountains with forest in foreground in Sedona; Sedona, Arizona, United States of America

Sandstone Butte in Sedona, Arizona, USA
View of towering sandstone butte; Sedona, Arizona, United States of America

Sunset on Courthouse Butte, Sedona, Arizona, USA
Sunset on Courthouse Butte; Sedona, Arizona, United States of America

Lightning storm over the rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
Lightning storm over the rim of the Grand Canyon; North Rim, Coconino County, Arizona, United States of America

Dramatic sandstone rock formations in the Narrows, St George, Utah, USA
Dramatic sandstone rock formations in the Narrows; St George, Utah, United States of America

Sandstone rock formations and juniper trees in the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA
Sandstone rock formations along the valley covered in juniper trees (Juniper scopulorum) in Capitol Reef National Park; Utah, United States of America

Iconic rock formations at Praia da Marinha, Algarve, Portugal
Iconic rock formations and turquoise water of the Atlantic Ocean at Praia da Marinha along the Atlantic coast in Caramujeira, part of the Lagoa Municipality, at sunset; Algarve, Faro District

Seastacks and cliffs along the coastline of Algarve, Portugal
Coastal rock formations and turquoise water of the Atlantic Ocean along the rugged coast of the Algarve Region; Algarve, Portugal

Springtime at the King George River waterfall in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
Springtime at the King George River waterfall in the Kimberley Region; Western Australia, Australia

The Pinnacles Western Australia
The unusual rock formations of the pinnacles at sunset in western australia

Aerial View of Bungle Bungle Range
Aerial photograph of the Bungle Bungle Range in the Kimberley. The Bungle Bungles can be found in the World Heritage listed Purnululu National Park of Western Australias Kimberley region

Goldfuss coral fossil C016 / 5616
Goldfuss (Syringopora reticulata) coral fossil. This coral dates from the Carboniferous, around 354-327 million years old. It was found in Kendal, Westmorland, UK

Rock concretions and minerals C016 / 4850
Rock concretions and minerals. Clockwise from upper left: septarian nodule, fractured flint nodule, fractured pyrite nodule and a selenite desert rose

Protopteris punctata, fossil fern tree
A sandstone cast of a cyathacecus tree fern from Shaftesbury Dorset, presented by W. Batten

Sunday stone, a calendar in rock
Formed in a Tyneside coal mine in the 1800s, the white mineral barium sulphate, settled out in a water trough and during working shifts was blackened by coal dust

Banded iron specimen
This banded iron specimen measures 7 cm thick and is about 3, 000 million years old, from the Murchison Goldfield, Western Australia

Limonite, also known as ironstone, is comprised of (hydrated iron oxide) and is characterized by its rusty colour and banded appearance

Shale (right) and garnet-mica-schist (left)
Shale is sedimentary and garnet-mica-schist is metamorphoc in origin. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Mousterian tools
A slide scraper and a pointed tool made from black flint of Mousterian age, 40, 000 - 55, 000 years old (Middle Palaeolithic), from Le Moustier, France

Asteroxylon mackiei, clubmoss
A wax model reconstruction of the Early Devonian plant Asteroxylon mackiei, a clubmoss, approximately 10cm tall. Original specimen discovered at Rhynie Chert, Scotland

Brachyphyllum princeps, fossil plant
This specimen of Brachyphyllum princeps is from Solenhofen Limestone, Bavaria, Germany

Fossil bearing rocks, Abu Dhabi
6 million years old sandstone, fossil bearing rocks. Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Fossiliferous limestone
Wenlock Limestone from Dudley. Middle Silurian about 420 million years ago

Chert rock. This carbonaceous chert is from the Barberton greenstone belt in South Africa. The Earths oldest fossil bacteria have been found in this type of rock

Sample of chalk. Chalk is a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock. Sedimentary rocks are formed by the compaction of water deposits over long periods of time

Chert, a type of sedimentary rock

Sandstone cliff at sunset, Colorado Plateau, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah, USA November 2012

Sandstone formations in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, USA November 2012

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"Unveiling the Mysteries of Sedimentary Rock: A Journey through Time and Space" In October 2019, within the Gale Crater landscape on Mars (C014/4934), scientists made a groundbreaking discovery. Plate 4, fig 2 Puddingstone from Mineralienbuch revealed intricate layers of sedimentary rock, offering glimpses into the planet's geological history. As we delve deeper into this captivating subject, let us explore its fascinating features. One remarkable find within these ancient rocks is Calymene blumenbachii brongniart, a trilobite fossil that provides valuable insights into prehistoric life forms. These remnants transport us back to a time when these creatures roamed Earth millions of years ago. Moving closer to home, Oolitic limestone captures our attention with its unique texture resembling fish eggs or small spheres. This distinctive formation can be found in various locations worldwide – even on Mars (C014/4935) in the Gale Crater landscape. Venturing further across continents brings us to Spider Rock in Arizona, USA. Rising majestically against the sky, this towering sandstone monolith showcases nature's artistic prowess carved by wind and water over countless millennia. Meanwhile, Micraster coranguinum (Leske), commonly known as shepherds crown echinoid, graces our exploration with its presence. Fossilized remains like these serve as silent storytellers of Earth's past inhabitants and their evolutionary journey. Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah offers breathtaking sights such as the Famous Natural Bridge basking under sunny skies. Carved by erosive forces over eons, this natural wonder stands tall amidst stunning red rock formations that leave visitors awestruck. Nature never ceases to amaze; at Sunset Point in Bryce Canyon National Park lies an enchanting sight – a tree growing tenaciously upon solid rock. Its resilience serves as a reminder of life's ability to thrive even in the harshest conditions.