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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

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossil tooth (Mineralized vertebrate tooth; exact animal and species cannot be determined from the image) — fossil

Fossil tooth

Mineralized vertebrate tooth; exact animal and species cannot be determined from the image

Shale or Slate (Shale (Sedimentary) or Slate (Metamorphic)) — sedimentary or metamorphic

Shale or Slate

Shale (Sedimentary) or Slate (Metamorphic)

sedimentary or metamorphic

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Amber (Succinite (a fossilized organic resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (a fossilized organic resin)

Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy) (Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown) — Man-made Object (Metal/Alloy)

Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)

Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown

Man-made Object (Metal/Alloy)

Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

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

Limestone (River Pebble)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Shale (Mudrock / Fissile Shale) — sedimentary

Shale

Mudrock / Fissile Shale

Chert Concretion (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Chaldcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Amber Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Chalcedony/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Shungite (Non-crystalline carbon (high-carbon metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Shungite

Non-crystalline carbon (high-carbon metamorphic rock)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities, microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities, microcrystalline quartz

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

Chert (Flint)

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Flint (Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead variety) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead variety)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Shell (Brachiopod or Mollusk) (Phylum Brachiopoda or Class Bivalvia (e.g., Mucrospirifer or similar genus)) — fossil

Fossil Shell (Brachiopod or Mollusk)

Phylum Brachiopoda or Class Bivalvia (e.g., Mucrospirifer or similar genus)

Chert (Common Opal/Jasper mix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal/Jasper mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

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

Coal

Bituminous coal (Complex organic sedimentary rock)

Bituminous coal (Coal, predominantly carbon with macerals and minor clay/pyrite minerals) — sedimentary

Bituminous coal

Coal, predominantly carbon with macerals and minor clay/pyrite minerals