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Anthropogenic Sedimentary Style Organic Solid

Browse anthropogenic sedimentary style organic solid specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Oil Shale

Black Shale

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Partial) or Coprolite (Elasmobranchii (fossil) or Coprolite (trace fossil)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Partial) or Coprolite

Elasmobranchii (fossil) or Coprolite (trace fossil)

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

Chert / Flint Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Graphite (Graphite (Carbon, C)) — mineral

Graphite

Graphite (Carbon, C)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Graphite (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Graphite

Carbon (C)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Bamboo Leaf Jasper (Silicified Siltstone or Jasper (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Bamboo Leaf Jasper

Silicified Siltstone or Jasper (SiO2)

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

Limestone Pebble

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Siderite Concretion in Shale (Iron carbonate (FeCO3) in Mudstone/Shale matrix) — sedimentary

Siderite Concretion in Shale

Iron carbonate (FeCO3) in Mudstone/Shale matrix

Ironstone concretion / Limonitic Sandstone (Goethite/Hematite Cemented Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Ironstone concretion / Limonitic Sandstone

Goethite/Hematite Cemented Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)

Opal (Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Opal

Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone (predominantly)) — Sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartz Sandstone (predominantly)

Natural quartz crystal (likely herkimer-style quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Natural quartz crystal (likely herkimer-style quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Likely bituminous coal (Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter; exact rank cannot be confirmed visually) — sedimentary

Likely bituminous coal

Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter; exact rank cannot be confirmed visually

Amber (likely a small rough amber piece) (Fossilized plant resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a crystalline mineral) — gemstone

Amber (likely a small rough amber piece)

Fossilized plant resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a crystalline mineral

Fossiliferous Limestone / Petrifaction (Sedimentary rock with fossil inclusions / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone / Petrifaction

Sedimentary rock with fossil inclusions / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded Jasper (Silicate Mineral (Microcrystalline Quartz / SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Jasper

Silicate Mineral (Microcrystalline Quartz / SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Graphite (Graphite (Carbon, C)) — mineral

Graphite

Graphite (Carbon, C)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shungite (Non-crystalline carbon (allotrope of carbon)) — metamorphic

Shungite

Non-crystalline carbon (allotrope of carbon)

Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Amber (Succinicum (C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinicum (C10H16O)

Chert (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Banded Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Coal (Bituminous Coal (organic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Coal

Bituminous Coal (organic sedimentary rock)

Bituminous Coal (Bituminous coal (Organic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal

Bituminous coal (Organic Sedimentary Rock)

Coal (Anthracite / Bituminous) (Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)) — sedimentary

Coal (Anthracite / Bituminous)

Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)

Bituminous Coal (Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal

Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)

Quartz Geode (Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary or igneous

Quartz Geode (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary or igneous

Coal (Bituminous Coal / Anthracite) — sedimentary

Coal

Bituminous Coal / Anthracite

Jasper (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Agatized or Silicified Fossil/Coral, or Jasper (SiO2) — sedimentary

Agatized or Silicified Fossil/Coral, or Jasper

SiO2

Chert (specifically Cryptocrystalline Quartz) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)