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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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

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

Banded Iron Formation (Hematite/Magnetite-rich)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fluorite Octahedron (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite Octahedron

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Chert (Flint Nodular) (Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodular)

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)

Agate Geode (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony) — mineral

Agate Geode

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony

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

Banded Chert / Flint Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Yellow Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Beach Pebble) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (Beach Pebble)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Dyed blue howlite (turquoise imitation), possibly dyed magnesite (Howlite: Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅; the vivid blue color is artificial dye. Exact identification is uncertain from the photograph alone.) — gemstone

Dyed blue howlite (turquoise imitation), possibly dyed magnesite

Howlite: Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅; the vivid blue color is artificial dye. Exact identification is uncertain from the photograph alone.

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony) — mineral

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony

White Salt Crystal Lamp (Halite) (Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)) — mineral

White Salt Crystal Lamp (Halite)

Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)

Rough Topaz (Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F, OH)2]) — mineral

Rough Topaz

Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F, OH)2]

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Quartzite (Blue Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2 with magnesio-riebeckite or crocidolite inclusions)) — metamorphic

Blue Quartzite

Blue Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2 with magnesio-riebeckite or crocidolite inclusions)

Quartz Vein / Quartzite with Iron Oxide Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein / Quartzite with Iron Oxide Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Gneiss (Foliated quartzo-feldspathic gneiss, commonly containing biotite or amphibole) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Foliated quartzo-feldspathic gneiss, commonly containing biotite or amphibole

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Pink Amethyst Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Iron impurities) — mineral

Pink Amethyst Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Iron impurities

Astrophyllite (Potassium Sodium Iron Manganese Titanium Silicate Hydroxide (K3NaFe7Ti2Si8O24(OH)7)) — mineral

Astrophyllite

Potassium Sodium Iron Manganese Titanium Silicate Hydroxide (K3NaFe7Ti2Si8O24(OH)7)

Quartzite (Yellow/Iron-stained Quartz) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Yellow/Iron-stained Quartz)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

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

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety

Quartz (Water-worn pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Water-worn pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

White Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) — mineral

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2

Goethite (Goethite (FeO(OH))) — mineral

Goethite

Goethite (FeO(OH))

Chrysocolla (on host rock) (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Copper silicate)) — mineral

Chrysocolla (on host rock)

Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Copper silicate)

Chrysocolla (Chrysocolla - (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla - (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Chrysocolla on Quartz (Chrysocolla (Cu2−xAlx(H2−xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) often associated with Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chrysocolla on Quartz

Chrysocolla (Cu2−xAlx(H2−xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) often associated with Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Beach Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)