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Sedimentary (Physico Chemical Precipitate)

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

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Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Ironstone

Sinter

Coal

Kambaba Jasper

Limestone

Asphalt Rock

Claystone

Mudstone

Sapropel

Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Calcite Onyx') (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Calcite Onyx')

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Aragonite (Banded Calcite / 'Mexican Onyx') (Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite (Banded Calcite / 'Mexican Onyx')

Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Tool) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) - Archeological lithic artifact) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Tool)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) - Archeological lithic artifact

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue Aragonite (Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Aragonite

Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (with Patina)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form

Calcite (with iron oxide staining) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite (with iron oxide staining)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limonite on Sandstone (Iron Oxyhydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) on Quartz Sandstone) — sedimentary

Limonite on Sandstone

Iron Oxyhydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) on Quartz Sandstone

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dyed Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment) — mineral

Dyed Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Green Calcite (Calcite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcite (CaCO3)

Honey Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Crushed Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crushed Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (varietal Jasper or Mudstone Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal Jasper or Mudstone Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Dead Sea Salt Crust (Halite (NaCl)) — sedimentary

Dead Sea Salt Crust

Halite (NaCl)

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

Orange Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Quartz (Raw Chunk)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Banded Chert Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Honey calcite cluster

Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)

Limestone with Calcite Veining (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic/Chemical Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Veining

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic/Chemical Sedimentary Rock

Likely limestone (Calcite-rich carbonate rock; mainly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Likely limestone

Calcite-rich carbonate rock; mainly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Weathered banded iron formation (iron-rich quartzite) (Banded iron formation (BIF), chiefly hematite/magnetite and microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Weathered banded iron formation (iron-rich quartzite)

Banded iron formation (BIF), chiefly hematite/magnetite and microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

Chert (Arrowhead or Flake) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead or Flake)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Limestone with Calcite Veins (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Veins

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)