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Organic (Non Rock)

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

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Mudstone

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Hornfels

Black Shale

Oil Shale

Argillite

Sapropel

Breccia (Clastic Breccia (SiO2/CaCO3 dominated)) — sedimentary

Breccia

Clastic Breccia (SiO2/CaCO3 dominated)

Limestone with Fossil Fragment (Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil Fragment

Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass containing Spherulites of Cristobalite (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass containing Spherulites of Cristobalite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)

Heart-shaped Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Heart-shaped Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Raw Emerald in Matrix (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities) — mineral

Raw Emerald in Matrix

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

River Cobble (Sandstone) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

River Cobble (Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Fossil Shell Fragment (possibly Brachiopod or Bivalve) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Phylum Brachiopoda or Mollusca) — sedimentary

Fossil Shell Fragment (possibly Brachiopod or Bivalve)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Phylum Brachiopoda or Mollusca

Quartzite (Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)

Limestone with Calcite Veining (Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Veining

Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Sandstone with Liesegang Rings (Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Iron Oxide Precipitates (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Liesegang Rings

Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Iron Oxide Precipitates (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Dyed Agate / Quartz (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye) — mineral

Dyed Agate / Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye

River Rock (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

River Rock (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Quartzite pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Chert Nodule / Ironstone Concretion (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule / Ironstone Concretion

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert/Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert/Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite River Rock (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Coal (Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (C)) — sedimentary

Coal

Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (C)

Shale (Shale (Consolidated fine-grained clay/silt)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Consolidated fine-grained clay/silt)

Quartzite Cobble (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Cobble

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Ironstone Nodules in Chalk/Limestone (Limonite/Goethite concretions (FeO(OH)·nH2O) in Calcium Carbonate matrix (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Nodules in Chalk/Limestone

Limonite/Goethite concretions (FeO(OH)·nH2O) in Calcium Carbonate matrix (CaCO3)

Quartzite Cobble with Iron Staining (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Cobble with Iron Staining

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Rock (Invertebrate Fossil in Matrix) (Fossiliferous limestone or shaly matrix containing skeletal fossil remains) — fossil

Fossiliferous Rock (Invertebrate Fossil in Matrix)

Fossiliferous limestone or shaly matrix containing skeletal fossil remains

Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining (Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining

Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)

Shale or Mudstone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale or Mudstone

Argillaceous sedimentary rock

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Fossilized Brachiopod (Brachiopoda (Phylum)) — fossil

Fossilized Brachiopod

Brachiopoda (Phylum)

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)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Spherulite Inclusions (primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass with Spherulite Inclusions (primarily SiO2)

Opal (Hydrated silica (SiO2 "NH2O)) — mineraloid

Opal

Hydrated silica (SiO2 "NH2O)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)