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Sedimentary (Chemically Precipitated Mineral)

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

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Coal

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Glauconite

Breccia

Hutcheonite

Halite

Ironstone

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

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

Yellow Calcite (Banded)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Dyed Agate Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety) — mineral

Dyed Agate Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety

Banded iron formation (banded ironstone) (BIF, chiefly hematite/magnetite and microcrystalline quartz (chert); locally limonite/goethite) — sedimentary

Banded iron formation (banded ironstone)

BIF, chiefly hematite/magnetite and microcrystalline quartz (chert); locally limonite/goethite

Rounded limestone pebble (Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Rounded limestone pebble

Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)

Calcite-rich limestone (Limestone, predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), usually calcite) — sedimentary

Calcite-rich limestone

Limestone, predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), usually calcite

Chert with Quartz Vein (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Vein

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Onyx (Green Onyx) (Banded Calcite or Travertine (CaCO3)) — Sedimentary

Banded Onyx (Green Onyx)

Banded Calcite or Travertine (CaCO3)

Quartz (Rose Quartz or Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Rose Quartz or Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow calcite (honey calcite) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Yellow calcite (honey calcite)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Aragonite Star Cluster (Aragonite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite Star Cluster

Aragonite (CaCO3)

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chrysocolla (Hydrated copper silicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Hydrated copper silicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Chrysocolla (Hydrated copper silicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Hydrated copper silicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Quartz (Raw Chunk) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Raw Chunk)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcite (CaCO3) matrix with biogenic fragments) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcite (CaCO3) matrix with biogenic fragments

Green Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Moqui Marble (Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble

Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite)

Geode (Quartz-lined nodule) — sedimentary

Geode

Quartz-lined nodule

Orange Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Geode (Silicon dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony nodule)) — sedimentary

Geode

Silicon dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony nodule)

Opal (Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Opal

Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Limestone Pebble (Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Chrysocolla (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone) (Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)

Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement

Flint (Chert) (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint (Chert)

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Yellow Ochre / Limonite (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Yellow Ochre / Limonite

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Larimar (Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))) — gemstone

Larimar

Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))

Dyed Blue Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment) — mineral

Dyed Blue Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment

Quartz (Common or Milky) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Common or Milky)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Native Gold (in earring form) (Gold (Au)) — mineral

Native Gold (in earring form)

Gold (Au)

Likely ironstone concretion (Iron-oxide-cemented sedimentary concretion, commonly hematite/goethite-rich) — sedimentary

Likely ironstone concretion

Iron-oxide-cemented sedimentary concretion, commonly hematite/goethite-rich

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

Chert Pebble (Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentary rock with Liesegang banding) — sedimentary

Banded Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentary rock with Liesegang banding

Jasper with Quartz vug (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper with Quartz vug

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Gold in Quartz Matrix (Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Gold in Quartz Matrix

Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ocean Jasper or Orbicular Jasper (SiO2) — mineral

Ocean Jasper or Orbicular Jasper

SiO2