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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

Glauconite

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Hutcheonite

Halite

Ironstone

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass) (Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)) — mineraloid / man-made material

Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)

Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)

mineraloid / man-made material

Yellow Jasper with Red Inclusion (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxides) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper with Red Inclusion

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxides

Jasper (Red and Tan Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (Red and Tan Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Bauxite (Hydrated Aluminum Oxides (primarily Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Diaspore α-AlO(OH))) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Hydrated Aluminum Oxides (primarily Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Diaspore α-AlO(OH))

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Chert Nodules in Limestone (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules in Limestone

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Jasper/Agate variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Milky calcite specimen (Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)) — mineral

Milky calcite specimen

Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)

Chert (Siliceous Pebble) (Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Siliceous Pebble)

Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Tumbled orange calcite (Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)) — mineral

Tumbled orange calcite

Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)

Agate (Chalcedony) (Cryptocrystalline Silica or Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Chalcedony)

Cryptocrystalline Silica or Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often colloquially called Flint) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often colloquially called Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Serpentine (Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (predominantly SiO2 quartz grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (predominantly SiO2 quartz grains)

Basalt with Jasper Vein (Extrusive Igneous Rock with Quartz/Chalcedony Vein) — igneous

Basalt with Jasper Vein

Extrusive Igneous Rock with Quartz/Chalcedony Vein

Gold in Quartz Matrix (Gold (Au) embedded in Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Gold in Quartz Matrix

Gold (Au) embedded in Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Septarian Nodule (Septarian Concretion (Calcite/Aragonite/Barite in Mudstone/Limestone)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian Concretion (Calcite/Aragonite/Barite in Mudstone/Limestone)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Aragonite (Yellow/Honey Tumble) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite (Yellow/Honey Tumble)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Moqui Marble (Hematite-Goethite Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))) — mineral

Moqui Marble

Hematite-Goethite Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))

Blue Anhydrite (Anhydrite (CaSO4)) — mineral

Blue Anhydrite

Anhydrite (CaSO4)

Dalmatian Stone (Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite) — igneous

Dalmatian Stone

Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock / Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock / Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)

Chert (specifically Gray/Blue Chert) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Gray/Blue Chert)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

White Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Blue Dyed Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Honey Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Yellow Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Yellow Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)