Rock with layers?

Charmin

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Does anyone know what kind of rock this is? It has layers--is this called "sedimentary"? It feels gritty and can be scratched easily. I found it on a gravel bar while artifact hunting. It was the only one like it on the whole gravel bar. All the other rocks on the gravel bar are sandstone, limestone and chert---Does sandstone form in layers like this sometimes? Found in Northeastern Oklahoma. Thanks for looking and any help!!!
 

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I can't help you..but thanks for posting..please continue to post..we enjoy your comapny..

Cap Z.
 

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Looks like sandstone. Based on your location, very possible.

Deposited in layers over the years, sometimes in shallow lakes which become progressively more shallow.

Siltstone is similar, but has a finer grain, i.e. "silt". In British Columbia, Canada, siltstone preserved some of the finest fossils in the world, including some of the earliest known truffle-like fungi with club moss roots.
 

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Cappy Z. said:
I can't help you..but thanks for posting..please continue to post..we enjoy your comapny..

Cap Z.
;D Thanks Cappy Z.... :laughing9: . Sorry if this was a silly question---it was just such an unusual rock and kinda neat so I brought it home for my rock garden.
Tuberale said:
Looks like sandstone. Based on your location, very possible.

Deposited in layers over the years, sometimes in shallow lakes which become progressively more shallow.

Siltstone is similar, but has a finer grain, i.e. "silt". In British Columbia, Canada, siltstone preserved some of the finest fossils in the world, including some of the earliest known truffle-like fungi with club moss roots.
Thanks so much, Tuberale! I thought maybe it was sandstone--it was found in a dry creek bed/gravel bar. I had never seen sandstone quite like this before, so it made me curious as to what it was, and I thought I would ask.
:hello:
sandcreek~~
 

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