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Sedimentary (Chemical)

Browse sedimentary (chemical) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Ironstone

Coal

Kambaba Jasper

Limestone

Asphalt Rock

Claystone

Mudstone

Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Halite (Rock Salt) (Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)) — mineral

Halite (Rock Salt)

Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)

Coarse Sand or Fine Gravel (Clastic Sediment (unconsolidated)) — sedimentary

Coarse Sand or Fine Gravel

Clastic Sediment (unconsolidated)

Chert (Heart-shaped Pebble) (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Heart-shaped Pebble)

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Weathered chert or siliceous limestone (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with carbonate matrix) — sedimentary

Weathered chert or siliceous limestone

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with carbonate matrix

Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite) (Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (composed largely of Fe2O3 and FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite)

Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (composed largely of Fe2O3 and FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Oxide

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone with Lichen (Arenite (SiO2 based) with biological weathering) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Lichen

Arenite (SiO2 based) with biological weathering

Limestone (Sedimentary rock composed primarily of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary rock composed primarily of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite impurities) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite impurities

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Chalcedony-rich sedimentary rock) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony-rich sedimentary rock)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Chert (Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite / Ironstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite / Ironstone

Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Limestone Fragment (Sedimentary rock (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Fragment

Sedimentary rock (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide Fe2O3 staining)

Chert (or Jasper) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Halite (Rock Salt) (Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)) — mineral

Halite (Rock Salt)

Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)

Sandstone with Liesegang Rings (Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Iron Oxide Precipitates (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Liesegang Rings

Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Iron Oxide Precipitates (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Rounded quartz-rich pebble (Likely milky quartz or quartzite; SiO₂) — sedimentary

Rounded quartz-rich pebble

Likely milky quartz or quartzite; SiO₂

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Cloudy Gray) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Cloudy Gray)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert / Flint pebble (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)