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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

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

Chert (with Lichen)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone / Quartzite) — metamorphic

Banded Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone / Quartzite

Native Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Native Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

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

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Clear variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)

Chert (specifically Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Banded Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Malachite (Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2]) — mineral

Malachite

Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2]

Iron-stained Quartz (Gossan/Limonite-coated Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Iron-stained Quartz (Gossan/Limonite-coated Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Banded Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper, possibly Brecciated Jasper or Ocean Jasper due to patterns and color (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), a variety of Chalcedony) — Sedimentary Rock

Jasper, possibly Brecciated Jasper or Ocean Jasper due to patterns and color

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), a variety of Chalcedony

Sedimentary Rock

Ironstone Pebble (Iron-rich Sedimentary Rock (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ironstone Pebble

Iron-rich Sedimentary Rock (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))

Quartz / Calcite Vein Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Quartz / Calcite Vein Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chrysocolla on Matrix

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

Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions

Druzy Quartz on Quartz Base (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzy Quartz on Quartz Base

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Chalcedony (likely dyed) (Chalcedony (a variety of Quartz), SiO2) — Mineral (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Red Chalcedony (likely dyed)

Chalcedony (a variety of Quartz), SiO2

Mineral (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

White Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand) (Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)

Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)

Chert (Hagstone/Adder Stone) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Hagstone/Adder Stone)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint Nodule) (Microcrystalline and Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodule)

Microcrystalline and Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled honey calcite (likely) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Tumbled honey calcite (likely)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Septarian Nodule (Septarian Concretion) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian Concretion

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Amethyst (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — gemstone

Amethyst

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Amethyst (Quartz (SiO2)) — gemstone

Amethyst

Quartz (SiO2)

White Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Red Jasper (Jasper (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities

Chert (specifically Banded Chert or Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Banded Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Honey calcite crystal cluster (Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)) — mineral

Honey calcite crystal cluster

Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)