| Environment | Agent of Precipitation | Sediments |
|---|---|---|
| Shoreline and Marine | ||
| Carbonate (reefs, platforms, deep sea, etc.) | Shelled organisms, some algae; inorganic precipitation from seawater | Carbonate sands and muds, reefs |
| Evaporite | Evaporation of seawater | Gypsum, halite, other salts |
| Siliceous (deep sea) | Shelled organisms | Silica |
| Continental | ||
| Evaporite | Evaporation of lake water | Halite, borates, nitrates, carbonates, other salts |
| Wetland | Vegetation | Peat |