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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

Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Oil Shale

Oil Shale

Black Shale

Black Shale

Chert (specifically Gray/Blue Chert) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Gray/Blue Chert)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)

Jasper (Brown Iron-Rich Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide/Crystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Jasper (Brown Iron-Rich Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide/Crystalline Quartz)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite impurities) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite impurities

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

Chert / Pink Flint

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Green Chert/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Green Chert/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

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

Chert (specifically Chalcedony/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Red/Pink Jasper subtype) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Red/Pink Jasper subtype)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Quartz Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (variously known as Flint or Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (variously known as Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (with Quartz Veining) (Chert (formula: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz Veining)

Chert (formula: SiO2)

Chert / Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert / Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Glauconitic Sanstone (Glauconite) (Glauconite ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sanstone (Glauconite)

Glauconite ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Chert (and Limestone Pebbles) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Sedimentary Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (and Limestone Pebbles)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Sedimentary Microcrystalline Quartz

Septarian Nodule (Calcite-bearing Septarian Concretion) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Calcite-bearing Septarian Concretion

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint in dark varieties) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint in dark varieties)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Chert (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone) (Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)) — sedimentary

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)

Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Carcharocles sp. (likely Lemon or Sand Tiger)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Carcharocles sp. (likely Lemon or Sand Tiger)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Coquina / Limonite-stained Limestone (Sedimentary Limestone with Iron Oxyhydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Coquina / Limonite-stained Limestone

Sedimentary Limestone with Iron Oxyhydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Druzy Quartz Geode (likely Smokey Quartz variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - specifically a geode formation lined with druzy quartz crystals, with a likely brownish hue indicating smokey quartz.) — Mineral structure/Rock

Druzy Quartz Geode (likely Smokey Quartz variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - specifically a geode formation lined with druzy quartz crystals, with a likely brownish hue indicating smokey quartz.

Mineral structure/Rock

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (Red Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone with Lichen/Moss (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Lichen/Moss

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Tufa/Travertine) (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Tufa/Travertine)

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (and Fossilized Brachiopod shell) (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Fossilized Brachiopod shell)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion / Hematite Nodules (Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (primarily Hematite Fe2O3 and Goethite FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion / Hematite Nodules

Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (primarily Hematite Fe2O3 and Goethite FeO(OH))

Shark Tooth Fossil (Otodus sp. (possibly Cretalamna)) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Otodus sp. (possibly Cretalamna)

Amber (Copal) (Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber (Copal)

Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

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

Chert (Jasper/River Stone)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)