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Organic (Geological Interest)

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

Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) inclusions

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Common Pebble / Sedimentary Rock Fragment (Lithified clastic sediment) — sedimentary

Common Pebble / Sedimentary Rock Fragment

Lithified clastic sediment

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions

Banded Sandstone (Liesegang Rings) (Sedimentary sandstone with Iron oxide precipitates) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone (Liesegang Rings)

Sedimentary sandstone with Iron oxide precipitates

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

Chert (Brown Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Aura Quartz / Rainbow Aura Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating) — mineral

Aura Quartz / Rainbow Aura Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Chert (Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Yellow Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Azurite and Malachite (Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) and Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)) — mineral

Azurite and Malachite

Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) and Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)

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

Chert (specifically Gray/Black Chert)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Granite (Granite (a common name for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)) — Igneous Rock

Granite

Granite (a common name for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)

Aragonite (Aragonite (Carbonate mineral), CaCO3) — mineral

Aragonite

Aragonite (Carbonate mineral), CaCO3

Sandstone with Liesegang Rings (Arenite with secondary Iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) precipitation) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Liesegang Rings

Arenite with secondary Iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) precipitation

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (pronounced "nice")) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (pronounced "nice")

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities

Quartz Pebble in Sandstone matrix (Quartz Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble in Sandstone matrix

Quartz Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix)

Chert (Jasper Variant likely) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Sedimentary Rock or Mineral (depending on origin and purity)

Chert (Jasper Variant likely)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sedimentary Rock or Mineral (depending on origin and purity)

Limonite Concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Milk Quartz (Snow Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milk Quartz (Snow Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore/Bog Iron) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore/Bog Iron)

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Ferruginous Quartz (Stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with secondary Iron Oxide inclusions (Limonite/Hematite)) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz (Stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with secondary Iron Oxide inclusions (Limonite/Hematite)

Quartz (Milky/Vein Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Vein Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (primarily Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (primarily Fe2O3)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Moqui Marble (Ironstone Concretion) (Goethite-limonite concretion (primarily FeO(OH) with Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble (Ironstone Concretion)

Goethite-limonite concretion (primarily FeO(OH) with Sandstone)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Basalt with secondary mineral infilling) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Basalt with secondary mineral infilling

Quartzite with Quartz Vein (Metamorphosed sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Quartz Vein

Metamorphosed sandstone (SiO2)