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Sedimentary (Physico Chemical)

Browse sedimentary (physico chemical) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Banded Chert / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Flint with Iron Staining) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint with Iron Staining)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Limonite with Goethite (Iron Hydroxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite with Goethite

Iron Hydroxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

mineral
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Chert (Flint variety) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Chert (SiO2)

sedimentary
Ironstone (likely Limonite or Goethite) (Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone (likely Limonite or Goethite)

Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Fossilized Coral (Coquina/Limestone) (Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coral (Coquina/Limestone)

Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)

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

Honey Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

mineral
Brown Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brown Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Optical Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite

Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Chert (Flint Nodules) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Ferruginous Chert (Silicon dioxide with iron oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Chert

Silicon dioxide with iron oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

sedimentary
Banded Calcite (often sold as Caribbean Calcite or Pink Calcite) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Banded Calcite (often sold as Caribbean Calcite or Pink Calcite)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Blue Chalcedony (Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Magnetite (Iron Ore) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Iron Ore)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

mineral
Chert (Chalcedony/Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony/Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (often referred to as Flint or Jasper) (Chalcedony (SiO2) - Silicon Dioxide) — sedimentary

Chert (often referred to as Flint or Jasper)

Chalcedony (SiO2) - Silicon Dioxide

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Banded Jasper with Hematite or Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Banded Jasper with Hematite or Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

sedimentary
Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

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

Chert Nodule (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Yellow Chert (Chert/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (Chert/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary