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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

Greenstone (or Greywacke/Metasediment Pebble) (Metamorphosed Mafic Rock / Chlorite Schist) — metamorphic

Greenstone (or Greywacke/Metasediment Pebble)

Metamorphosed Mafic Rock / Chlorite Schist

Fossilized Horn Coral (Order Rugosa (Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Horn Coral

Order Rugosa (Rugose Coral)

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

Chert (often called Jasper or River Rock)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variation) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variation)

Chert (SiO2)

Septarian Nodule (Septarian Nodule (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Claystone)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian Nodule (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Claystone)

Banded chert or flint pebble (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert with a pale weathered/altered zone) — sedimentary

Banded chert or flint pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert with a pale weathered/altered zone

Fossilized Coral (Scleractinia (fossil order), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coral

Scleractinia (fossil order), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Limestone (Fossiliferous)

Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Limestone (CaCO3 with Bioclasts)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Limestone (CaCO3 with Bioclasts)

Sandstone with Quartz Crystal Infill (Quartz-cemented quartz arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Quartz Crystal Infill

Quartz-cemented quartz arenite

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

Chert (Jasper)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Chert (Nodular Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Moss Agate / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Moss Agate / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Pebbles)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Brecciated or Veined) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Brecciated or Veined)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (Silica / SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (Silica / SiO2)

Quartzite (or Engineered Quartz Stone) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (or Engineered Quartz Stone)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Tree Agate (Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with chlorite inclusions)) — mineral

Tree Agate

Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with chlorite inclusions)

Chert (Chert / Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert / Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Jasper or Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and/or River Pebble) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and/or River Pebble)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Jasper (Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Limestone with Chert Nodule (Carbonate rock (CaCO3) with Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusion) — sedimentary

Limestone with Chert Nodule

Carbonate rock (CaCO3) with Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusion

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Mainly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Mainly SiO2)

Serpentine (Serpentinite) (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine (Serpentinite)

Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Hag Stone (Holey Rock / Fossiliferous Limestone) (Limestone (CaCO3) with natural erosion / fossil cavities) — sedimentary

Hag Stone (Holey Rock / Fossiliferous Limestone)

Limestone (CaCO3) with natural erosion / fossil cavities

Fossilized Bivalve Shell (Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca)) — fossil

Fossilized Bivalve Shell

Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca)

Fossilized Bivalve Shell (Fossilized Clam) (Bivalvia (class) / CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)) — fossil

Fossilized Bivalve Shell (Fossilized Clam)

Bivalvia (class) / CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)

Veined Limestone (Sedimentary Calcite-Veined Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Veined Limestone

Sedimentary Calcite-Veined Rock (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement) SiO2) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement) SiO2