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Sedimentary (Chemically Precipitated)

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

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Bauxite (Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al(OH)3, γ-AlO(OH), and α-AlO(OH))) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al(OH)3, γ-AlO(OH), and α-AlO(OH))

Banded chert or flint pebble (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert with a pale weathered/altered zone) — sedimentary

Banded chert or flint pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert with a pale weathered/altered zone

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with iron oxide inclusions)) — Mineral

Red Jasper

Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with iron oxide inclusions)

Limestone (Calcite rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcite rock (CaCO3)

Brown Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brown Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint Tool (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint Tool

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Flint / Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Flint / Chert (Hag Stone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Flint (SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chert)) — sedimentary

Flint

SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chert)

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

Flint / Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Flint

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Flint (Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)) — sedimentary

Flint

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O (Aluminum Hydroxide)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Al2O3·2H2O (Aluminum Hydroxide)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)

Chert Arrowhead (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

Bauxite (Aluminum Ore) (Hydrated aluminum oxides, primarily Al(OH)3, AlO(OH)) — sedimentary

Bauxite (Aluminum Ore)

Hydrated aluminum oxides, primarily Al(OH)3, AlO(OH)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Wishing Stone (Quartz-veined Sedimentary Pebble) (Silicified sedimentary rock with quartz vein (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Wishing Stone (Quartz-veined Sedimentary Pebble)

Silicified sedimentary rock with quartz vein (SiO2)

Septarian Nodule (Galt) (Calcareous concretion / Septarian concretion) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Galt)

Calcareous concretion / Septarian concretion

Sandstone Concretion (Omar or Nut Rock) (Sedimentary Concretion (specifically an 'Omarolluk' or Omar)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion (Omar or Nut Rock)

Sedimentary Concretion (specifically an 'Omarolluk' or Omar)

Oolite (Ooid Limestone) (Ooidal Limestone (comprised of CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Oolite (Ooid Limestone)

Ooidal Limestone (comprised of CaCO3)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Grit) (Clastic Sedimentary (Ironstone-rich Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Grit)

Clastic Sedimentary (Ironstone-rich Sandstone)

Chert / Flint Nodule (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint Nodule

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Limonite Concretion (Goethite/Limonite concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

Goethite/Limonite concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Iron Ore / Hematite / Ironstone Nodule (Hematite / Goethite (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Iron Ore / Hematite / Ironstone Nodule

Hematite / Goethite (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))

Chert Concretion (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (White Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)