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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

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Chert (or Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (White/Gray variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 / Cryptocrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert (White/Gray variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 / Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Chalcedony/Common Opal) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony/Common Opal)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Carcharocles or Otodus sp. (Micro-fossilized)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Carcharocles or Otodus sp. (Micro-fossilized)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) Cube (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) Cube

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Flint (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Common Opal variant) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with varying levels of hydration) — mineral

Chalcedony (Common Opal variant)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with varying levels of hydration

Opal (Hydrated silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)) — gemstone

Opal

Hydrated silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)

Limestone (Sedimentary Rock (Primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Rock (Primarily CaCO3)

Limestone with Fossil Fragments (Bioclastic Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil Fragments

Bioclastic Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Baroque Pearl (and potentially a small Sapphire/Blue Topaz) (Pearl: Calcium Carbonate (aragonite or calcite) with conchiolin. Sapphire: Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3). Blue Topaz: Al2SiO4(F,OH)2.) — Organic Gemstone (for pearl), Mineral (for sapphire/topaz)

Baroque Pearl (and potentially a small Sapphire/Blue Topaz)

Pearl: Calcium Carbonate (aragonite or calcite) with conchiolin. Sapphire: Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3). Blue Topaz: Al2SiO4(F,OH)2.

Organic Gemstone (for pearl), Mineral (for sapphire/topaz)

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

Opal

Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Ferruginous Sandstone with Concretion (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone with Concretion

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 cement)

Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble) (Sedimentary rock fragment) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble)

Sedimentary rock fragment

Geode (Unopened) (Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coal (Anthracite / Bituminous Coal) — sedimentary

Coal

Anthracite / Bituminous Coal

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Honey Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper / Agate with Petrified Wood Inclusion (SiO2) — mineral

Jasper / Agate with Petrified Wood Inclusion

SiO2

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

Chert (White Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — Sedimentary/Mineral

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sedimentary/Mineral

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Poppy Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Poppy Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Flint (Chert Node)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (and Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite Geode (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite Geode

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Shale (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)

Sandstone with Brachiopod Mold Fossil (Sedimentary rock (Sandstone) with indeterminate Brachiopod mold) — fossil

Sandstone with Brachiopod Mold Fossil

Sedimentary rock (Sandstone) with indeterminate Brachiopod mold

Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite) (Carbonaceous Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite)

Carbonaceous Sedimentary Rock