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Sedimentary (Physico Chemical Precipitate)

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

Green Jasper with Agate Banding (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of ferrous silicate or chlorite) — sedimentary (chemical/biological origin)

Green Jasper with Agate Banding

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of ferrous silicate or chlorite

sedimentary (chemical/biological origin)

Synthetic Faux Fur Fursuit (Polyacrylonitrile / Polyester (Synthetic Textile)) — not a rock (synthetic material/costume)

Synthetic Faux Fur Fursuit

Polyacrylonitrile / Polyester (Synthetic Textile)

not a rock (synthetic material/costume)

Angel Aura Quartz (Treated Clear Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Vaporized Silver and Platinum) — mineral

Angel Aura Quartz (Treated Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Vaporized Silver and Platinum

Nephrite Jade (Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Banded Calcite (Tumbled) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Mineral

Banded Calcite (Tumbled)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Titanium Aura Quartz (Titanium bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)) — mineral

Titanium Aura Quartz

Titanium bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Orangey-white variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Orangey-white variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rough Quartz (with potential Host Rock) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rough Quartz (with potential Host Rock)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)

Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining) (Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.) — Metamorphic or Sedimentary (with staining)

Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)

Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.

Metamorphic or Sedimentary (with staining)

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

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Yellowish Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Yellowish Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Diamond (as set in a gold ring) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (as set in a gold ring)

Carbon (C)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Silica, SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Silica, SiO2)

Dyed Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dyes) — mineral

Dyed Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dyes

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Chalcedony (Botryoidal or Agate nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Botryoidal or Agate nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Black) (Amber (succinite, retinite, etc., specifically, heavily included/dark varieties)) — Mineraloid

Amber (Black)

Amber (succinite, retinite, etc., specifically, heavily included/dark varieties)

Diabase (Greenstone) (Diabase (also known as Dolerite)) — igneous

Diabase (Greenstone)

Diabase (also known as Dolerite)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Azurite and Malachite (Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) and Malachite (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2)) — mineral

Azurite and Malachite

Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) and Malachite (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2)

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

Aragonite (Yellow/Honey Tumble)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue Quartz (Aventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite) — mineral

Blue Quartz (Aventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite

Blue Quartz (Aventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of crocidolite or dumortierite) — mineral

Blue Quartz (Aventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of crocidolite or dumortierite

Desert Rose (Gypsum or Barite (CaSO4·2H2O or BaSO4)) — mineral

Desert Rose

Gypsum or Barite (CaSO4·2H2O or BaSO4)

Yellow Quartzite (Iron-Stained Quartz) (Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide impurities)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (Iron-Stained Quartz)

Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide impurities)

Quartzite Pebbler (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebbler

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (River Pebble) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Pebble)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Pink Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Agate (Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)) — Mineral

Agate

Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)