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Sedimentary (Chemically Precipitated)

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

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Jasper with Agate Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Quartz/Chert) — sedimentary

Jasper with Agate Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Quartz/Chert

Banded Sandstone (Arenite (Sandstone with iron oxide banding)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone

Arenite (Sandstone with iron oxide banding)

Limestone (River Pebble) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (River Pebble)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Aggregate Concrete (Anthropogenic Conglomerate (Technosol)) — sedimentary

Aggregate Concrete

Anthropogenic Conglomerate (Technosol)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint when dark) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Septarian Nodule (Septarian Concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian Concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone)

Septarian Nodule (Septarian Concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian Concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone)

Dendritic Limestone (Calcite with Manganese Oxide (Manganese Dendrites)) — sedimentary

Dendritic Limestone

Calcite with Manganese Oxide (Manganese Dendrites)

Jasper-Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper-Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Calcite on Host Rock (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite on Host Rock

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (includes Flint & Jasper) (Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, chemical formula SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (includes Flint & Jasper)

Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, chemical formula SiO2)

Pyrite (Pseudomorph) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Pseudomorph)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Chert / Flint (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dark flint or chert fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called flint when dark and nodular) — sedimentary

Dark flint or chert fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called flint when dark and nodular

Quartz-veined Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentary rock with hydrothermal quartz veins) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentary rock with hydrothermal quartz veins

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions

Chert (Flint) with Quartz Inclusions (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint) with Quartz Inclusions

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF (Banded Iron Formation)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation

BIF (Banded Iron Formation)

Banded Iron Formation (Hematite/Magnetite-rich) (Banded Iron Formation (BIF)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (Hematite/Magnetite-rich)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Limonite (Ironstone Concretion) (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)

Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Chert (Limonite-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides) — sedimentary

Chert (Limonite-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone with Iron Banding (Arenite with Hematite or Limonite staining (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Banding

Arenite with Hematite or Limonite staining (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Concretion (Septarian Concretion) — sedimentary

Concretion

Septarian Concretion

Quartz / Limestone Gravel (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) and CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)) — igneous and sedimentary mixture

Quartz / Limestone Gravel

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) and CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)

igneous and sedimentary mixture

Jasper in Calcite / Brecciated Jasper (Silicon dioxide with calcium carbonate (SiO2 with CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Jasper in Calcite / Brecciated Jasper

Silicon dioxide with calcium carbonate (SiO2 with CaCO3)

Chert / Flint Arrowheads and Artifacts (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint Arrowheads and Artifacts

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Limonite/Goethite Iron Concretion (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite/Goethite Iron Concretion

Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Quartz pebble (Quartz (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Quartz (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Calcite (Polished) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite (Polished)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Jasper/Chaldcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint Pepple) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Pepple)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Optical Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)