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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

Peat

Oil Shale

Pearl

Lizard Skin Jasper

Opalized Wood

Coral Rock

Olive Sea Shell Fossil (Oliva sp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — fossil

Olive Sea Shell Fossil

Oliva sp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Banded Chert (Ironstone type) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (Ironstone type)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

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

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shungite (Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock) — mineral

Shungite

Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoid stem fragment) (Crinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata) in Calcite matrix) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoid stem fragment)

Crinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata) in Calcite matrix

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconite-bearing Arenite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

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

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (White Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Lamniform (Mackerel Shark) fossil tooth, likely Otodus or Cretalamna) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Lamniform (Mackerel Shark) fossil tooth, likely Otodus or Cretalamna

Sandstone with Fossil Leaf Impression (Sedimentary rock (Sandstone/Siltstone matrix) with Carbonaceous film fossil) — fossil

Sandstone with Fossil Leaf Impression

Sedimentary rock (Sandstone/Siltstone matrix) with Carbonaceous film fossil

Chert (or Fossiliferous Limestone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Fossiliferous Limestone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variations like Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations like Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert / River Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Red Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often called Jasper or River Rock) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Jasper or River Rock)

Chert (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Odontaspididae family)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Odontaspididae family)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Jasperoid) (Chert (chemically precipitated microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Jasperoid)

Chert (chemically precipitated microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (and Chert-based Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert (and Chert-based Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert Nodule (Fossiliferous Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)