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Organic (Anthropogenic)

Browse organic (anthropogenic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Petrified Wood

Amber

Jet

Oil Shale

Peat

Pearl

Lizard Skin Jasper

Opalized Wood

Coral Rock

Limestone (with weathering rind) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (with weathering rind)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Pink/Tan variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Pink/Tan variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Pebble)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Shungite (Carbon-rich mineraloid (Amorphous carbon)) — mineral

Shungite

Carbon-rich mineraloid (Amorphous carbon)

Fossilized Shell (Invertebrate fossil (Bivalvia or Brachiopoda)) — fossil

Fossilized Shell

Invertebrate fossil (Bivalvia or Brachiopoda)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Sandstone (Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Concretion or Nodular Variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Concretion or Nodular Variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — gemstone

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodules (with Flint core) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules (with Flint core)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossil inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossil inclusions

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)

Silicified Gastropod Fossil (Agatized Fossil) (Gastropoda (Class) preserved in Chalcedony/Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Silicified Gastropod Fossil (Agatized Fossil)

Gastropoda (Class) preserved in Chalcedony/Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (var. Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Sandstone with high Glauconite concentration ((K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Sandstone with high Glauconite concentration ((K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Greenstone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Chert / Greenstone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

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

Blue Apatite

Calcium Phosphate (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

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

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chalcedony (Chert/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (and Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)