Sedimentary Rocks
By: B. Esrafili-Dizaji
Relative abundance of Sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary records
SedimentaryRocks
Siliciclastic
Rudite (Conglomerate, Breccia)
Arenite (Sandstone)
Lutite (Siltstone, Mudstone, Shale)
Biogenic, Biochemical, Organic
Carbonate (Limestone, Dolomite)
Organic deposit (Coal, Oil shale, Petroleum)
Siliceous deposit
Phosphate deposit
Chemical
Evaporite (Anhydrite, Gypsum, Halite, etc)
Iron deposit
Volcaniclastic Tuff, Ignimbrite, etc
Classification of Sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary rocks and environments
Siliciclastic Rocks
Sedimentary
Rocks
Siliciclastic
• Rudite
• Arenite
• Lutite
Biogenic, Biochemical, Organic
• Carbonate
• Organic deposit
• Siliceous deposit
• Phosphate deposit
Chemical
• Evaporite
• Iron deposit
Volcaniclastic
• Tuff, Ignimbrite, etc
Classification of siliciclastic rocks
Siliciclastic Rocks
Rudaceous Rocks
Classification of Rudites
Rudaceous Rocks
Extraformational
Orthoconglomerate
Oligomict Petromict
Paraconglomerate
Laminated matrix Unlaminated matrix
Tillite Tilioid
Interaformational
Classification of Rudites
Telluride conglomerate Titus Canyon
Mosaic Canyon
Diamict conglomerate
Rudaceous Rocks
Arenaceous Rocks
Arenites (Four Families)
Classification of sandstones
Quartzarenite
Arkose Graywake
Litharenite
Delicate Arch Petra sandstone
Jaipur
Argillaceous Rocks
Classification of mudstones
Clay minerals
Siliceous Siltstone
Carbonaceous shale Argillaceous shale
Calcareous Siltstone
Biogenic, Biochemical,
Organic Rocks and Deposits
Sedimentary
Rocks
Siliciclastic
• Rudite
• Arenite
• Lutite
Biogenic, Biochemical, Organic
• Carbonate
• Organic deposit
• Siliceous deposit
• Phosphate deposit
Chemical
• Evaporite
• Iron deposit
Volcaniclastic
• Tuff, Ignimbrite, etc
Carbonates
Grainstone Packstone
Wackwstone Mudstone
Bindstone
BafflestoneFramestone
The Great Sphinx
Organic Deposits
Organicdeposits
Coal
Humic
Peat
Lignite
Bitumen
Antracite
Sapropelic
Cannel
Boghead
Oil Shale
Kerogen I
Kerogen II
Kerogen III
Petroleum
Oil
Sour
Sweet
Gas
Wet
Dry
Organic Deposits
Coal
Oil shale Coal
Boghead coal Cannel coal
Oil Shale
Colarado Shale Oil Field
Kerogen Types
OLUSEGUN OLATINPO 43
TYPE I
LIPTINITE
SAPROPELIC
LAKES &
LAGOONS
TYPE II
EXINITE
I. MARINE MATERIAL -
PHYTOPLANKTONS ,
ZOOPLANKTONS, ALGAE
II. TERRESTRIAL (PLANT)
MATERIAL- SPORES,
POLLEN, AND CUTICLE
Petroleum Formation
Petroleum Formation
Siliceous deposits
Siliceoussediments
Marine
Bedded
Organic
Volcanic
Nodular
Sponges
Radiolarian,
diatom
Non-marine
Volcanic
Organic
Pedogenic
Siliceous deposits
Bedded Chert Nodular Chert
DiatomiteRadiolarite
Petrified Forest National Park
Three main types of
silica:
Microquartz,
megaquartz and
chalcedony
Source of silica
(radiolaria, diatoms and some sponges)
Jasper
Phosphate Deposit
Phosphate
Nodular and bedded phosphorites
Bioclastic and pebble-bed phosphorites
Guano and ocean-island phosphorites
Phosphate Deposit
Source of phosphor
Guano
Chemical Sedimentary
Rocks
Sedimentary
Rocks
Siliciclastic
• Rudite
• Arenite
• Lutite
Biogenic, Biochemical, Organic
• Carbonate
• Organic deposit
• Siliceous deposit
• Phosphate deposit
Chemical
• Evaporite
• Iron deposit
Volcaniclastic
• Tuff, Ignimbrite, etc
Evaporites
Evaporites
Evaporites
Evaporation of seawater
Alabasterian
Anhydrite Gypsum
Selenite Swallow-tail
Gypsum
Laminated Anhydrite
Chicken-wire
Anhydrite
Gypsum and Anhydrite
Daisy Gypsum Desert rose
Stein spar
Enterolithic
Halite
Pamokkale
Dolomite
Naica Gypsum
Sedimentary Iron deposits
Irondeposits
Precambrian iron-
formations
Phanerozoic ironstones
Bog iron ores
Ferromanganese nodules
crusts, metalliferous
sediments
Sedimentary Iron deposits
PIF
Bog Iron Manganese Nodules
Iron minerals
Iron minerals
Marine, Organic matter,
reducing environment
Marine,
reducing environment,
starvation
Non-marine, Organic matter,
reducing environment
Non-marine,
oxidizing environment
Sedimentary
Rocks
Siliciclastic
• Rudite
• Arenite
• Lutite
Biogenic, Biochemical, Organic
• Carbonate
• Organic deposit
• Siliceous deposit
• Phosphate deposit
Chemical
• Evaporite
• Iron deposit
Volcaniclastic
• Tuff, Ignimbrite, etc
Volcanoclastic Rocks
Volcaniclastic sedimentsVolcaniclasticsediments
Autoclastic deposit
Pyroclastic-fall deposit
Pyroclastic-flow and -surge
deposit
Ignimbrite
Surge deposit
Lahar deposit
Hydroclastite
Hyaloclastite
Hyalotuff
Epiclastic deposit
Ignimbrite
Tuff
Hydroclastite
Lahar
Sedimentologist
• Behrooz Esrafili-Dizaji, Ph.D. (in Sedimentology & Sedimentary Petrology)
http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=b8wEPYgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
• https://tehran.academia.edu/BehroozEsrafiliDizaji
• Email: ESRAFILY@Khayam.ut.ac.ir
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Sedimentary rocks